• Celebrate SO-50: Amateur Radio Special Event Marks 22nd Anni

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    Saudisat 1C (SO-50) was launched on December 20, 2002, from the Baikonur Cosmod Technology (KACST). For more than two decades, it has been a valuable resource rational in low Earth orbit. The satellite is equipped with a mode V/U FM voice 45.850 MHz with a PL tone of 67.0 Hz and a downlink frequency of 436.795 MHz. [https://www.amsat.org/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/Saudisat-1C-SO-50.. oads/2024/12/Saudisat-1C-SO-50.jpg
    SO-50 celebrates 22 years of amateur radio satellite operations. [Credit: Saudi ]

    To celebrate the 22nd anniversary of SO-50, the Saudi Amateur Radio Society (SA i Sat SO-50 Event 22. The event will take place from December 13, 2024, at 00:0 ng amateur radio operators to make contacts (QSOs) via the satellite during the

    Participants in the competition will be eligible for certificates based on the teur stations in different Maidenhead grid squares. Five successful contacts wi , while ten successful contacts qualify for an Advanced Satellite Hunter Certif cts will be awarded a Professional Satellite Hunter Certificate. Operators who rdings, including the satellite name, date, and time, will receive a distinguis stributed in PDF format, and the deadline for log submissions is January 10, 20 [https://www.amsat.org/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/SaudiSAT-SO-50-Ev.. oads/2024/12/SaudiSAT-SO-50-Event-22-Notice.jpg
    Saudi Sat SO-50 Event 22 will be held from December 13th to December 22nd. [Cre en/home-en]

    Logs must be submitted to log [at] sars.sahttp://sars.sa. For technical support tact hzldg [at] sars.sahttp://sars.sa. This competition highlights the enduring se in the global amateur radio community. It provides a platform for operators ’s legacy.

    [ANS thanks the Saudi Amateur Radio Societyhttps://sars.sa/ and AMSAT-HZhttps:/



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