[amsat-bb] AO-92 camera results

[IW1DTU Fer]

 Congratulations to Virginia Tech for the great result !
Any changes to see the camera on over Europe?
73  Fer  IW1DTU
    On Wednesday, January 17, 2018, 7:06:09 PM GMT, Paul Stoetzer <n8hm at arrl.net> wrote:  
 
 Correct. Here is the applicable text from "Getting Ready for Fox-1D"

"Operating Schedule Notes

While the U/v FM transponders on AO-85 and AO-91 are generally
available for amateur use continuously, Fox-1D carries several
experimental payloads, including the Virginia Tech camera and the
University of Iowa’s HERCI that require the use of the Fox-1 high
speed telemetry downlink. The FM transponder is not available in this
mode. In addition, times will be scheduled for the use of the L-band
Downshifter. The 435 MHz uplink is not available in this mode.
Following commissioning, AMSAT Operations will periodically publish an
operating schedule via the AMSAT News Service, AMSAT-BB, and AMSAT
social media accounts."

https://www.amsat.org/getting-ready-for-fox-1d/

73,

Paul, N8HM

On Wed, Jan 17, 2018 at 1:59 PM, John Brier <johnbrier at gmail.com> wrote:
> I have read AMSAT officials say it will be on a schedule between the
> 2m/70cm transponder and also the L band uplink.
>
> The camera also turns off after 40 minutes from what I understand, so it
> couldn't be on 24/7 very easily.
>
> 73, John Brier KG4AKV
>
> On Jan 17, 2018 08:34, "Don KB2YSI" <kb2ysi at gmail.com> wrote:
>
> These are pretty cool and I hope to attempt to copy some at some point.
>
> Will the picture experiment be running / accessible on a continuous basis
> or a schedule?
>
> 73, Don KB2YSI
>
> On Jan 16, 2018 16:19, "Zach Leffke" <zleffke at vt.edu> wrote:
>
>> In an attempt to behave differently than I normally do...I'll try to keep
>> this one short.
>>
>> Quick warning....I'm speaking personally here, not on behalf of VT or
>> anything, though I know there are many that share my sentiments here.
>>
>> This entire experience would not have been possible without AMSAT and the
>> Amateur Radio community.  And I don't just mean the obviously awesome
> folks
>> that are on the Engineering team and the Operations team that have helped
>> us so much along the way.  I also mean everyone out there collecting
>> telemetry and forwarding to the server.  We wouldn't have made it without
>> the entire community backing us up, and we recognize that!
>>
>> So for all of AMSAT and everyone else, HUGE thank you from VT.  I hope the
>> partnership continues for as long as possible with as many missions as
>> possible.
>>
>>
>> Thanks again!
>>
>> Zach, KJ4QLP
>>
>> Research Associate
>> Aerospace Systems Lab
>> Ted & Karyn Hume Center for National Security & Technology
>> Virginia Polytechnic Institute & State University
>> Work Phone: 540-231-4174
>> Cell Phone: 540-808-6305
>>
>> On 1/16/2018 12:34 PM, Andrew Glasbrenner wrote:
>>
>>>
>>> For those that have not been following AMSAT on Twitter or Facebook, we
>>> have
>>> done a few camera runs with AO-92 with very good results. A pass this
>>> morning yielded 4 good images, two of which I have located their position
>>> on
>>> the ground. The images can be seen at
>>> http://www.amsat.org/tlm/fox1d/images/index1.html
>>>
>>>
>>> Some side by side comparisons with Google Earth and NOAA images can be
>>> found
>>> at: https://twitter.com/AMSAT/status/953294176933896195 and
>>> https://twitter.com/AMSAT/status/953304248162406401 .
>>>
>>>
>>> Congratulations again to Virginia Tech, and thanks for providing the
>>> camera
>>> experiments for AO-92 and Fox-1Cliff!
>>>
>>>
>>> 73, Drew KO4MA
>>>
>>> AMSAT VP Operations
>>>
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