[amsat-bb] EAGLET-1 Cubesat on SSO-A launch

[Arthur Feller, W4ART]

It would be reasonable to cite interference to a licensed station in the amateur-satellite service (must be documented) as a reason for asking your administration (FCC in the USA) to report the problem to the licensing administration under RR Article 22 and demand that the offending transmissions cease.

Have fun!!

73, art…..
W4ART  Arlington VA
 

> On 13-Dec-2018, at 01:13 PM, Paul Stoetzer <n8hm at arrl.net> wrote:
> 
> Presumably the Italian government licensed this commercial operation
> on the amateur bands, which is unfortunate.
> 
> 73,
> 
> Paul, N8HM
> On Thu, Dec 13, 2018 at 1:04 PM PE0SAT | Amateur Radio via AMSAT-BB
> <amsat-bb at amsat.org> wrote:
>> 
>> 
>> 
>> On 12-12-2018 22:53, Nico Janssen wrote:
>> 
>>> One of the many Cubesats launched on the recent SSO-A mission was
>>> the Italian 3U Cubesat EAGLET-1. This satellite transmits telemetry on
>>> 435.200 MHz and it is to relay AIS signals emitted by ships from one of
>>> two VHF frequencies to 435.800 MHz. As far as I can see these
>>> frequencies have not been coordinated by the IARU. The operations of
>>> this satellite have nothing to do with amateur radio. It is a
>>> commercial
>>> satellite, so an experimental license also does not apply. For details
>>> see:
>>> https://digitalcommons.usu.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=3378&context=smallsat
>> 
>> Looking further into this strange satellite that is active in the
>> HAMRADIO spectrum without following the IARU regulation
>> (http://www.iaru.org/satellite.html), I also found this:
>> https://www.ohb.de/en/news/ohb-italia-nanosat-eaglet-1-successfully-launched-today-from-vandenberg-air-force-base-california/
>> 
>> 
>>> After this satellite a constellation of 20 similar satellites is
>>> planned.
>>> Can/should we do something about this?
>> 
>> Can we do something?, I am not sure, but one thing we should do, and
>> that is contacting
>> the organizations and remind them that there are regulations they should
>> adhere to.
>> 
>>> 
>>> 73,
>>> Nico PA0DLO
>> 
>> 73 Jan, PE0SAT
>> 
>> 
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