GOPSTEIN@RUTGERS.ARPA (Richard B. Gopstein) (04/12/85)
I am interested in communicating with the various amateur radio sattelites. Initially, I would just like to receive from them and work out the bugs in reception and decoding of telemetry. I have a copy of ARRL's Sattelite expreimenters handbook, but I find that I occasionally need more info (specifically, what services are available on specific sattelites - Oscar 10, 11). Can anyone recommend a source for this info, and would anyone involved in sattelite communication be willing to answer some more detailed questions about setting up a sattelite station? Thanks in advance. Rich Gopstein, KD2CQ -------
karn@petrus.UUCP (04/15/85)
Perhaps the best way to get basic info on amateur satellites is to pick up a copy of the Satellite Experimenter's Handbook by Marty Davidoff, K2UBC, ISBN 0-87259-004-6. It's available from AMSAT or ARRL for $10, or you might be able to find it at your nearest bookstore. (Hint: if you get it from AMSAT, part of the proceeds go to supporting the organization that builds the satellites.) AMSAT's address: PO Box 27 Washington, DC 20044 73, Phil, KA9Q