{"id":591274,"date":"2019-03-13T13:30:56","date_gmt":"2019-03-13T17:30:56","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/amsat-uk.org\/?p=32955"},"modified":"2019-03-13T13:30:56","modified_gmt":"2019-03-13T17:30:56","slug":"lilacsat-1-lo-90-commemorative-competition","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/spaceweekly.com\/?p=591274","title":{"rendered":"LilacSat-1 (LO-90) Commemorative Competition"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"LilacSat-1<\/a>The amateur radio satellite LilacSat-1 (LO-90) will reenter the Earth’s atmosphere and burn-up this month. WEI Mingchuan BG2BHC<\/strong><\/a> reports a competition is being held to collect telemetry data and make contacts via the satellite.<\/p>\n

Contest Period:<\/strong><\/p>\n

March 16, 2019 UTC 00:00 to LilacSat-1 re-entry<\/p>\n

Competition Categories:
\n\u2022 Amateur Radio Telemetry Group
\n\u2022 Amateur Radio Communication Group<\/p>\n

Competition Goals:<\/strong><\/p>\n

Amateur Radio Telemetry Group:
\n\u2022 Receive and upload as many telemetry packets as possible within a specified time.<\/p>\n

Amateur Radio Communication Group:
\n\u2022 Make as many bidirectional QSO as possible and as many grid locator as possible within a specified time.<\/p>\n

Scoring strategy:<\/strong><\/p>\n

Amateur Radio Telemetry Group:
\n\u2022 For each successfully uploaded telemetry packet (The score would be count at HIT server), counts 1 point<\/p>\n

Amateur Radio Communication Group:
\n\u2022 Exchange information: callsigns and grid locator
\n\u2022 For each bidirectional QSO, counts 1 point. (Dupe QSO with same callsign is not counted as the number of successful QSO)
\n\u2022 For each different number of grids, counts 1 multiplier.<\/p>\n

Final results:<\/strong>
\n\u2022 Amateur Radio Telemetry Group: final score = basic point
\n\u2022 Amateur Radio Communication Group: final score = basic point * multiplier<\/p>\n

Awards:<\/strong>
\n\u2022 All telemetry data uploader and participants could get a LilacSat-1 QSL card.
\n\u2022 China: top 3 certificates issued.
\n\u2022 World: Top 10 certificates issued.
\n\u2022 For the ham who receive the last downlink signal in the world and successfully uploaded it to the server, they will receive a special gift.<\/p>\n

Honor stickers:<\/strong>
\n\u2022 For all those portable stations or receivers set up and operated in the field for this contest, a ” Field ” sticker is affixed to the certificate, and the applicant is required to attach the operating photo as evidence.<\/p>\n

Log submissions:<\/strong><\/p>\n

Amateur Radio Telemetry Group:
\n\u2022 After the satellite re-entry, we will advertise the telemetry package list received from March 16, 2019 UTC 00:00 to LilacSat-1 re-entry.
\n\u2022 The participants should send an e-mail with your callsign and the address to locc@lilacsat.online. (no later than April 30, 2019 UTC 00:00)<\/p>\n

Amateur Radio Communication Group:
\n\u2022 After the satellite re-entry, the participants should send an e-mail with the communication log and the address to locc@lilacsat.online. (no later than April 30, 2019 UTC 00:00)
\n\u2022 The log is in Cabrillo or Excel XLS format and needs to contain UTC time, send and receive exchange information.
\n\u2022 For Field\/Portable radio stations and receivers, the photo must be sent together.<\/p>\n

WEI Mingchuan BG2BHC<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n

LilacSat-1 https:\/\/amsat-uk.org\/satellites\/communications\/lilacsat-1\/<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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