{"id":683292,"date":"2021-03-07T16:13:17","date_gmt":"2021-03-07T20:13:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/spaceweekly.com\/?p=683292"},"modified":"2021-03-07T16:13:17","modified_gmt":"2021-03-07T20:13:17","slug":"first-contact-via-uvsq-sat-fm-transponder","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/spaceweekly.com\/?p=683292","title":{"rendered":"First contact via UVSQ-Sat FM transponder"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Michel Mah\u00e9 F4DEY at the LATMOS Ground Station \u2013 Credit UVSQ-Sat<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

On Friday, March 5, 2021, the first contact was made via the FM transponder on UVSQ-Sat CubeSat.<\/p>\n

Michel Mah\u00e9 F4DEY<\/strong> of the F6KRK Radio Club carried out the transponder test from the LATMOS ground station. The first contact was with Peter Goodhall 2M0SQL<\/strong> in Elgin.<\/p>\n

After the contact Michel tweeted \u201cVery happy to have been able to operate the Latmos station and do #F6KRKR\/P validate the transponder #UVSQSat \u201con #space\u201d after validation of the satellite at the Lab of #Latmos in October 2020!\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n

Peter tweeted \u201cFantastic to be QSO #1 on UVSQ-SATs FM transponder wish the @uvsqsat good luck in their commissioning and it being available more often :)\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n

UVSQ-Sat
\nhttp:\/\/uvsq-sat.projet.latmos.ipsl.fr\/?ong=Ham-Radio<\/a>
\nhttps:\/\/twitter.com\/uvsqsat<\/a><\/p>\n

Michel Mah\u00e9 F4DEY https:\/\/twitter.com\/F4DEY_78<\/a><\/p>\n

Peter Goodhall 2M0SQL
\nhttps:\/\/www.2m0sql.com\/<\/a>
\nhttps:\/\/twitter.com\/2m0sql<\/a><\/p>\n


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