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OSCAR 1 - Historic Satellite at Dayton Hamfest 2011
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The operational backup of the historic OSCAR 1 satellite was on display and tranmitting CW at the ARRL stand at Dayton Hamfest 2011.
* First Amateur Satellite
* First Non-Military Satellite
* Launched from Athena-Thor Rocket, December 12th 1961
* Transmitted the word HI in morse code on 145.000 Mhz
* Power Output: 140mW, Battery POwer Only
* In orbit 22 days
* Heard by 578 hams in 28 countries
* Built for a total cost of $68
For a full story and technical details of OSCAR 1, visit http://www.arrl.org/news/oscar-i-and-amateur-radio-satellites-celebrating-50-years
Amateur Radio continues to develop a variety of satellites for truly ‘off the planet’ communication, and is closely associated with the International Space Station.
To learn more, visit http://www.AMSAT.org or http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/OSCAR
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