Hello.
The telescope is functioning, but there are still some problems with focusing. The exposure is currently being selected. The team has a really high workload.
It was decided to abandon the restoration of the S-band range transmitter until the telescope is fully operational.
Now the team of MCC operators has been replenished with young participants. Schoolchildren and students. UMKA is an educational mission. Moreover, while the satellite is in orbit, it is necessary to have time to give experience to the younger generation, which will take on a more serious mission - UMKA 2.
In October, there will be activity for radio amateurs and a traditional report for July, August, September.
On September 19, 2024, the team of the School Space Telescope project of School No. 29 named after P. I. Zbrodin (Podolsk) announces the transmission of a special postcard dedicated to the 70th anniversary of the Volgograd Planetarium, via the SSTV protocol from the UMKA-1 (RS40S) spacecraft.
SSTV broadcast schedule:
Transmission start: September 19, 2024 at 00:26 UTC.
End of transmission: September 19, 2024 at 22:56 UTC.
Format – SSTV Robot 36
Interval between transmissions 84 seconds (can be adjusted later). Frequency of the MKA “UMKA-1 (RS40S)”
While the first & last SSTV downlinks were naturally too weak to decode, it was very cool to see -5- transmissions of that UMKA-1 image over the Eastern U.S. earlier this evening!
Does UMKA-1 (school #29) issue QSL cards/certificates for reception of their SSTV transmissions? I previously completed the online application report of their data transmissions, but never got a reply
1st time trying for UMKA-1 SSTV.
Got this with FT991, homebrew dual band dipole and manual doppler tuning before satellite disappeared behind a building. Max Elev. c40deg
[Hope image appears, 1st time trying to add one]
Unfortunately, some emails come in spam. As a last resort, if there was no response to the application either on the form or by mail, you can write to me here in private messages and I will try to resolve this request faster.
Yagi 7el + SDR + Image processing software developed by my college friends.
Congratulations to the team for the great contribution they have made to us radio amateurs