Hans van de Groenendaal ZS6AKV
IARU Satellite Advisor Hans van de Groenendaal ZS6AKV has made available a new version of the Amateur Satellite Frequency Coordination request form.
Frequency coordination for amateur radio satellites is provided by the IARU through its Satellite Advisor, an official appointed by the IARU Administrative Council, its top policymaking body.
The IARU Satellite Advisor is assisted by an Advisory Panel of qualified amateurs from all three IARU Regions. The panel meets regularly via Skype to consider amateur satellite frequency coordination requests for satellites planned for operation on frequencies in the amateur service. The panel members often provide advice and assist satellite builders with the selection of the best possible frequencies to meet the objectives of their mission.
The Amateur Satellite Frequency Coordination request form has been updated (Version 27) and is available for download from http://www.iaru.org/satellite.
On the IARU web satellite page there are also available a number of guideline documents which will assist satellite builders, including a document on the ITU requirements for Amateur Radio Satellites.
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Hans van de Groenendaal ZS6AKV
IARU Satellite Advisor
A list of coordinated amateur radio satellites can be found at http://www.amsat.org.uk/iaru
