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Introduction

NOTE: AO-40 is no longer operational. A replacement satellite, Phase 3E, is in the works. Documentation on the new satellite being built may be found at EaglePedia - the official documentation project for the Eagle ProjectEaglePedia

The article, "Phase 3D-A Satellite for All, gives some background and operating parameters of the satellite.. See also the list of other Phase 3D articles.

Additional resources

The ARRL has an extensive catalog of books and materials related to Amateur Radio.

Articles

Note: Some of the following articles are in Adobe Portable Document Format (PDF) files. To view and print these files, you'll need a copy of Adobe's Acrobat Reader program. (Version 3.0 or later required). More information here.

• Getting Started with AMSAT-OSCAR 40 (88,957 bytes, PDF file)
  QST July 2001, pp. 42-45
• Phase 3D-A Satellite for All!
  QST May 1993, pp. 49-51 and January 1997, pp. 28-31
  An introduction to the Phase 3D amateur satellite
• Get Ready for Phase 3D! - Part 1 (801,516 bytes, PDF file) B/W version (511,470 bytes)
  QST January 1997, pp. 28-31
  1997 will be the year Amateur Radio celebrates a new, powerful satellite. Will you be ready?
• Get Ready for Phase 3D! - Part 2 (416,491 bytes, PDF file)
  QST February 1997, pp. 50-53
  Setting up for 2 meters and 70 cm.
• Get Ready for Phase 3D! - Part 3 (424,080 bytes, PDF file)
  QST March 1997, pp. 41-45
  Conquering microphobia.
• Get Ready for Phase 3D! - Part 4 (292,893 bytes, PDF file)
  QST April 1997, pp. 45-47
  Last month we challenged microphobia -- the irrational fear of microwave technology. If you thought that article was scary, brace yourself.
• Get Ready for Phase 3D! - Part 5 (343,935 bytes, PDF file) B/W version (185,498 bytes)
  QST May 1997, pp. 28-30
  Everything but the kitchen sink.
• OSCAR 40 on the Mode U/S--No Excuses! (325,389 bytes, PDF file)
  QST September 2001, pp. 38-41
  This article by the master of “How To”, WB8IMY, takes you step by step.

Articles referenced in the Get Ready for Phase 3D! series:

More on Parabolic Dish Antennas (1,927,324 bytes, PDF file)
QEX December 1995, pp. 14-22
Offset dishes, penny feeds and sun noise.

Home-Brewing a 10-GHz SSB/CW Transverter -- Part 1 (3,453,395 bytes, PDF file)
QST May 1993, pp. 21-28
Narrowband 10-GHz operation -- without exotic or surplus parts -- has finally arrived for the microwave builder!

Home-Brewing a 10-GHz SSB/CW Transverter -- Part 2 (1,739,257 bytes, PDF file)
QST June 1993, pp. 29-31
Designed to work with last month's 10.224-GHz local oscillator, this month's mixer, power amplifier and preamplifier round out your narrowband 10-GHz transverter.

High-Performance, Single-Signal Direct-Conversion Receivers (2,785,185 bytes, PDF file)
QST January 1993, pp.32-40
The direct-conversion receiver described in August 1992 QST featured high dynamic range, low-distortion audio and super SSB filter shape factor. What more could you ask for? How about adding an image-reject mixer to that basic design for great opposite-sideband rejection?

Note:

Contact information for suppliers mentioned in the above articles should first be confirmed using TIS Address Database Search.

Resources:

Advanced Receiver Research
(preamplifiers)

Down East Microwave
(antennas, transverters, preamplifiers)

Hamtronics, Inc
(435-MHz Transmit converters)

Kuhne Electronic
(transverters)

MCM Electronics
("Perfect 10" DDS antennas)

Parabolic AB
(antennas, transverters, preamplifiers)

R. Myers Communications
(antennas, downconverters, preamplifiers)

SSB Electronic USA
(antennas, transverters, preamplifiers)

Web Links:

AMSAT
The Radio Amateur Satellite Corporation

• Phase 3D Project
• Official Transponder Frequency Bandplan for P3-D

The View From Below
Thoughts on Phase 3D groundstation requirements.

Article Reprints:

You can get a photocopy of any ARRL published article for $3 ($5 for nonmembers) for each article requested. Contact the ARRL Technical Department (reprints@arrl.org ), 1-860-594-0390) if you wish to get photocopies.

This information was prepared as a membership service by the American Radio Relay League, Inc., Technical Information Service, 225 Main St., Newington, CT 06111 (860) 594-0214. Email: tis@arrl.org (Internet). ARRL HQ is glad to provide this information on the Web free of charge as a service to League members and affiliated clubs.

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American Radio Relay League
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