[amsat-bb] Standard for AMSAT status board observations of FS-3

[Mark L. Hammond]

Hi Ryan,

Extra! Extra!  Read all about it ;)
https://www.amsat.org/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2017/09/FalconSAT-3-Status-Packets.pdf

The "flood" is from a ground station requesting a directory update and/or a
file download.  Specifics in the above PDF will spell it all out.

Mark N8MH

On Fri, Jun 1, 2018 at 9:17 PM, Ryan Noguchi via AMSAT-BB <
amsat-bb at amsat.org> wrote:

>  So, to be clear, you're saying that the flood of PFS3-1, -11, -12 packets
> is only initiated by a PBBS user's uplink, and is not autonomously
> initiated by the satellite based on time, location, insolation, or some
> other stimulus that is not communicated to the satellite via the 145.840
> MHz uplink, correct?
>
> 73, Ryan AI6DO
>
>     On Friday, June 1, 2018, 5:10:44 PM PDT, Mark L. Hammond <
> marklhammond at gmail.com> wrote:
>
>  Sounds like good logic, Ryan!
> Mark N8MH
> On Fri, Jun 1, 2018 at 7:28 PM Ryan Noguchi via AMSAT-BB <
> amsat-bb at amsat.org> wrote:
>
>  I'd agree that the attitude of the satellite affects link margin, given
> the geometry of the antennas in the satellite drawings I've seen.
>
> This FS-3 pass I just tried must have had a lot more PBBS traffic, not
> quite as much as Wed or Thu, but much more than two hours ago, maybe one
> packet every 2 seconds or so. I wasn't iGated, despite sending my beacon
> several times manually. If the downlink is this full of PBBS packets, is
> that clear evidence that the uplink is active, since only a successful
> uplink to the PBBS would trigger the flood of packets?
>
> 73, Ryan AI6DO
>
>
>
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Mark L. Hammond [N8MH]