SB SPACE @ ARL $ARLS010   
   ARLS010 EO-79/FUNcube-3 Now Available for Amateur Radio Use   
      
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   Space Bulletin 010  ARLS010   
   > From ARRL Headquarters   
   Newington, CT  November 15, 2016   
   To all radio amateurs   
      
   SB SPACE ARL ARLS010   
   ARLS010 EO-79/FUNcube-3 Now Available for Amateur Radio Use   
      
   The EO-79/FUNcube-3 satellite has transitioned to Amateur Radio service, now   
   that its primary mission has been completed. AMSAT-UK and AMSAT-NL have   
   announced that the FUNcube U/V transponder on the 2U CubeSat QB50p1 has been   
   activated with a regular schedule.   
      
   Due to power budget constraints, the transponder cannot be operational 24/7,   
   and an orbit-specific schedule has been developed. The transponder will   
   commence operation 27 minutes after the spacecraft enters sunlight and remain   
   active for 25 minutes. This schedule may be modified in the weeks ahead, as   
   experience dictates.   
      
   The transponder frequencies are: Uplink: 435.047-435.077 MHz (LSB); Downlink:   
   145.935-145.965 MHz (USB). The output power of the Amateur Radio payload is   
   about 400 mW.   
      
   Qb50p1 was launched in June 2014 as a precursor spacecraft for the QB50   
   mission. The satellite's primary function was to test a number of systems and   
   science payloads.   
      
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