AMSAT's Straight Key Night Scheduled for January 1

AMSAT, the Amateur Radio Satellite Corporation, invites you to participate in Straight Key Night on OSCAR 2008. Participating in OSCAR Straight Key Night is fun and simple -- there is no scoring and no need to send in a log. Just operate CW through any OSCAR -- using a straight hand key -- at any time between 0000 and 2400 UTC on January 1, 2008. In keeping with the friendly nature of this event, all participants are encouraged to nominate someone they worked for "Best Fist." Your nominee need not have the best fist you heard, just the best of those you worked. Please send your nomination to W2RS. Those nominated will be recognized in an AMSAT News Service bulletin, and in The AMSAT Journal. This year's event will be held in memory of Haruo (Harry) Yoneda, ex-JA1ANG, a past AMSAT Director and co-founder of JAMSAT. Harry was also a keen CW operator and a past member of the First Class CW Operators Club (FOC). -- Thanks Bruce Paige, KK5DO

Operational Satellites

AO-7 either in Mode A or Mode B (depends on how it turns on when entering sunlight)

Mode A 145.850-145.950 SSB/CW up -- 29.400-29.500 SSB/CW down

Mode B 432.125-432.175 SSB/CW up -- 145.975-145.925 SSB/CW down

SO-50 only over North America Mode B FM

Mode B 145.800 FM up -- 436.7950 FM down

AO-51 usually in Mode J FM

Mode J 145.920 FM PL 67.0 Hz up, 435.300 FM down

VO-52 (inverting transponders)

Mode B 435.220-435.280 SSB/CW up -- 145.870-145.940 SSB/CW down

Mode B 435-225-435.275 SSB/CW up -- 145.925-145.875 SSB/CW down

You can also try the space station 145.825 MHz FM simplex (and NO-45 on the same frequency until it re-enters the atmosphere, possibly around Christmas but might be a bit later and make it to New Year's).

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