Very inportant anniversary today, Oct 4th

[samhevener]

Today is the 50th anniversary of Sputnik I, the grand daddy of all satellites. Launched by the former USSR on the early evening (eastern time) of Oct 4, 1957 the satellite transmitted a hair above 20 Mhz and 40 Mhz. The first documented people to hear the new satellite were the members of the St. Joseph High School radio club here Cleveland Ohio. The club members met after school hours in the school radio club ham station and were trying to contact a ham in Africa when they heard the beep-beep signal. This was on the first orbit over the US. The US government was looking for the satellite signal on 108 Mhz, an international frequency assigned to satellite communications at the time. The USSR had their first satellite transmitting on the 15 meter ham band because the large number of ham radio operators could track the Sputnik. The school radio club tape recorded the first 3 orbits over the US. The US government took the tapes which were later returned. Two of the radio club members that were present the evening of Oct 4, 1957 had a very good display at the Cleveland ham radio fest 2 weeks ago.

[Bijou Media]

Today is the 50th anniversary of Sputnik I, the grand daddy of all satellites. Launched by the former USSR on the early evening (eastern time) of Oct 4, 1957 the satellite transmitted a hair above 20 Mhz and 40 Mhz. The first documented people to hear the new satellite were the members of the St. Joseph High School radio club here Cleveland Ohio. The club members met after school hours in the school radio club ham station and were trying to contact a ham in Africa when they heard the beep-beep signal. This was on the first orbit over the US. The US government was looking for the satellite signal on 108 Mhz, an international frequency assigned to satellite communications at the time. The USSR had their first satellite transmitting on the 15 meter ham band because the large number of ham radio operators could track the Sputnik. The school radio club tape recorded the first 3 orbits over the US. The US government took the tapes which were later returned. Two of the radio club members that were present the evening of Oct 4, 1957 had a very good display at the Cleveland ham radio fest 2 weeks ago.

My latest article is about Sputnik. Think of what it would be like without satellites. Sputnik started the Space age and the beginnings of satellite broadcast.

check out my article: http://www.bijoumedia.net/DYFT/dime_for_your_thoughts_Sputnik.htm