OSCAR 8
OSCAR 8 is an American amateur radio satellite. It was developed and built by radio amateurs of the AMSAT and launched on March 5, 1978 as a secondary payload together with the earth observation satellite Landsat 3 from Vandenberg Air Force Base, California, United States.
The satellite had two linear transponders, from the 2-meter band to the 10-meter band and the 70-centimeter band.Frequencies
- Uplink : 145.850 - 145.900
- Downlink : 29.400 - 29.500
- Beacon : 29.402
- Mode: SSB CW
Transponder 2
- Uplink : 145.900 - 146.000
- Downlink : 435.200 - 435.100
- Beacon : 435.095
- Mode: SSB CW
