rjr@mgweed.UUCP (Bob Roehrig) (03/20/84)
BULLETIN NR 19 FROM ARRL HEADQUARTERS NEWINGTON CT MARCH 13 1984 TO ALL RADIO AMATEURS NEWS FROM SURREY THIS WEEK REGARDING OSCAR 11 IS STILL MAINLY DISAPPOINTING. NO FURTHER COMMANDS HAVE BEEN ACCEPTED FROM THE GUILFORD COMMAND STATION AND COMMANDS FROM LOS ANGELES ON 1.2 GHZ HAVE ALSO BEEN UNSUCCESSFUL. AMSAT WOULD APPRECIATE OTHER WELL EQUIPPED STATIONS LISTENING TO THE OSCAR 11 DOWNLINK FOR POSSIBLE SIGNALS. SEND REPORTS TO THE UNIVERSITY OF SURREY VIA AMSAT OR ARRL. ON SUNDAY MARCH 11, ON ORBIT 560 OF OSCAR 10, THE INTERCONNECTION OF TWO PACKET RADIO STATIONS WITH INTERMEDIATE LINKS USING A TERRESTRIAL PACKET REPEATER AND TWO OSCAR 10 GROUND STATIONS WAS SUCCESSFULLY DEMONSTRATED. STATIONS PARTICIPATING WERE W3IWI, KA6M, NK6K, AI8A/6 AND WA0OJS/6.