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SIGNALS AND EMISSIONS · Amateur satellite operation: Doppler shift, basic orbits, operating protocols, modulation mode selection, transmitter power considerations, telemetry, satellite tracking programs, beacons, uplink and downlink mode definitions, spin fading, definition of "LEO", setting uplink power

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Which of the following are inputs to a satellite tracking program?

  1. AThe satellite transmitted power
  2. BThe Keplerian elements
  3. CThe last observed time of zero Doppler shift
  4. DAll these choices are correct
Why Satellite tracking software predicts where a satellite will be by propagating its orbit mathematically, and that requires the orbital parameters known as Keplerian elements (often distributed as two-line element sets, or TLEs). These describe the orbit's size, shape, tilt, orientation and where the satellite sits along it at a given epoch time. Combined with your grid square or latitude/longitude and the current time, the program computes azimuth, elevation, pass times and Doppler shift.
Watch out Transmitted power tells you how strong the signal will be but says nothing about where the satellite is, and a past zero-Doppler observation is an output of the geometry rather than the data the program needs to start with.
Tracking needs orbit math: Keplerian elements (TLEs) in, azimuth/elevation and Doppler out.
HamSandwich explanation, first draft. The question and answers are the NCVEC text.
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The rest of T8B

  1. T8B01 What telemetry information is typically transmitted by satellite beacons?
  2. T8B02 What is the impact of using excessive effective radiated power on a satellite uplink?
  3. T8B03 Which of the following are provided by satellite tracking programs?
  4. T8B04 What mode of transmission is commonly used by amateur radio satellites?
  5. T8B05 What is a satellite beacon?
  6. T8B06 Which of the following are inputs to a satellite tracking program?
  7. T8B07 What is Doppler shift in reference to satellite communications?
  8. T8B08 What does it mean if a satellite is operating in U/V mode?
  9. T8B09 What causes spin fading of satellite signals?
  10. T8B10 What does the term LEO mean in reference to communication satellites?
  11. T8B11 Who is permitted to receive telemetry from an amateur radio satellite?
  12. T8B12 Which of the following is a way to determine whether your satellite uplink power into a linear transponder sa…
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