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   ARLS005 India Launches Amateur Radio Satellites   
      
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   Space Bulletin 005  ARLS005   
   > From ARRL Headquarters   
   Newington, CT  June 24, 2016   
   To all radio amateurs   
      
   SB SPACE ARL ARLS005   
   ARLS005 India Launches Amateur Radio Satellites   
      
   The Indian Space Research Organization (ISRO) has successfully launched   
   several satellites carrying Amateur Radio payloads. Satellites put into orbit   
   include Swayam-1, a 1U CubeSat that carries a digital store-and-forward   
   messaging system for use by the Amateur Radio community.   
      
   "We are eagerly waiting for your reception report of the CW beacon at 437.025   
   MHz. You can also get the decoded beacon data by entering 'beacon' in Swayam   
   beacon signal decoder available on our website," said Rupesh Lad,   
   VU2LRD/VU2COE of the College of Engineering Pune CSAT team.   
      
   The website can be found at, http://beaconsignaldecoder.weebly.com/ .   
      
   Swayam-1 is in a low-Earth polar orbit. It operates on 437.025 MHz with a   
   power output of 1 W.   
      
   Other satellites on the launch that carried Amateur Radio payloads include   
   BEESAT-4 (435.950 MHz - 4800 bps GMSK, CW); BIROS (437.525 MHz - 4800 bps   
   GMSK); Max Valier (145.860 MHz down, 145.960 MHz CW beacon), and Sathyabamasat   
   (145.980 MHz - 2400 bps BPSK).   
      
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