[amsat-bb] AO92 L schedule?

[Jean Marc Momple]

Paul,

Thanks for informing, good news, I will be able to make some tests with L-Band tomorrow.. 

Some infos from this side of the globe.

I will try the L-Band again tomorrow (made a QSO on L-Band with ZS2BK first time it was ON), having the bird for myself for all the pass I will experiment with power etc.., and also have Foxtelem ON.

Both AO-91 and AO-92 are very good. As examples: 1) Today, 3B8FA and myself (3B8DU) made a QSO (most of the pass crystal clear audio) with Baofengs both sides on AO-91, one side an home brew Arrow type antenna and on the other side just a 48cm whip antenna. 2) Just a few minutes ago I could hear myself 59 and decode the telemetry S/N 10 with Foxtelem during a pass of AO-92 with max elevation of 0.3 deg. Superb birds!

On the negative side AO-85 seems to be going deaf, need a minimum power of 15W into a 16 ele. cross yagi to go through sometimes up to 50W (QTH rig), same issue has been reported to me by ZS2BK.

Just an idea: If ever you guys can schedule high speed data/HERCI or VT camera when AO-92 over 3B8, I would be happy to experiment these as anyway when over the Indian Ocean there is no-one except me around…so a quiet place to experiment, it may be useful for everybody...

Have a nice week-end

73

Jean Marc (3B8DU)

> On Feb 17, 2018, at 5:32 PM, Paul Stoetzer <n8hm at arrl.net> wrote:
> 
> Posted at https://www.amsat.org/satellite-schedules/
> 
> AO-92 operations are scheduled among the U/v FM repeater, L-Band
> Downshifter, Virginia Tech Camera, and the University of Iowa’s High
> Energy Radiation CubeSat Instrument (HERCI).
> 
> For the week of 18 – 24 Feb 2018, the following mode changes are scheduled:
> 
> Approximately 0200UTC 18Feb we will enable the L band uplink for ~24 hours
> 
> Approximately 0255UTC 20Feb we will enable high speed data in order to
> download from the HERCI experiment for 40 minutes
> 
> Approximately 1540UTC 21Feb we will enable high speed data in order to
> download from the VT camera for 40 minutes
> 
> Approximately 0215UTC 22Feb we will enable high speed data in order to
> download from the HERCI experiment for 40 minutes
> 
> All other times the U/v repeater will be open continuously.
> 
> 73,
> 
> Paul, N8HM
> 
> On Sat, Feb 17, 2018 at 8:30 AM, Ed K9EK <e.krome at comcast.net> wrote:
>> Probably a dumb question, but has a schedule been established for AO92 L-band uplink?
>> 
>> 
>> Tnx
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