On Thursday 18 May 2017 19:45:51 you wrote:

> FYI:

>

> The "DSX" satellite will carry a 0.5-0.9 kw, 3 to 50 kHz (pulsed?) VLF

> transmitter.

>

> Citation from: www.dtic.mil/dtic/tr/fulltext/u2/a531813.pdf :

>

> "...and a two week high-power VLF transmission campaign will occur near the

> end of the mission." End of life is planned at 12 months after launch and

> "Early Operations".

>

> As far as I understand the tx-antenna will be a 2x40m dipole.

>

> Launch is scheduled for 2017-xx-xx (Falcon Heavy launch vehicle).

>

> 73 de df3lp,

> Peter

Interesting mission.

https://directory.eoportal.org/web/eoportal/satellite-missions/d/dsx

Here some details about the spacecraft transmission.

http://smartech.gatech.edu/bitstream/1853/8037/2/SSEC_SD1_doc.pdf

TNX

Claudio ik2pii

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