[amsat-bb] AO92 L/V mode?? A suggestion

Sat Feb 22 04:33:24 UTC 2020

I have been reading all of the suggestions on flipping form U/v and L/v modes during the week.  Unless I have missed it no one had requested high speed data mode, camera downlink.  It seems like this mode is used way to little.  There are several satellites in orbit that have the ability to downlink pictures of the earth and it seems like the feature is under used.  We need a day during the week that  AO-92 is in high speed data mode so we can capture some of those pictures.  Active for a full 24 hours not just a couple of orbits over the US.  This would give some of us that are a little rusty at capturing FOX data a little more practice as well.
73, Scott, KA7FVV
Director - KBARA  kbara.orgCo-Owner WA7DRE 443.525 System Fusion Repeater
Co-Owner KA7FVV 147.320 KBARA Repeaterka7fvv.net 

    On Thursday, February 20, 2020, 03:43:38 AM PST, Ev Tupis via AMSAT-BB <amsat-bb at amsat.org> wrote:  

  Sorry for jumping in on this late.  I admit that I'm new to the FM sats, and have found a local Elmer to change that.  Still...

If one is willing to abandon the human construct of days-of-the-week, flipping L/V and U/V every UTC day equally advantages each mode.
M T W T F S S M T W T F S S repeatU L U L U L U L U L U L U L

Some weekends it's U/V Saturday and some weekends it's L/V Saturday.  Rinse-and-repeat.
Again, I'm joining "late" so this may have well been discussed and abandoned for good reason. :-)

Ev, W2EV

    On Wednesday, February 19, 2020, 9:37:27 PM EST, Tom Schuessler, N5HYP via AMSAT-BB <amsat-bb at amsat.org> wrote:  

 I would like to propose a compromise on the L/V mode day.  I understand that
the week days have fewer stations for L Band folks to work.  The reality is
that many folks have to work during the week and that means they will
probably not have the ability to get on.

The problem with making it from Saturday evening to Sunday evening local
time is that it cuts off a whole segment of people who might only get to use
U/V but on these weekend passes.  Yes I know, there are plenty of U/V passes
for the average Joe to use  I am concerned that newer ops, might not
understand and think that the hobby was only for the privileged few.

My compromise suggestion would be a Sunday evening to Monday schedule.  Turn
it on first pass on Sunday Evening (Monday UTC) and letting the 24 hour
timer go from there.  It is still a weekend for many and I bet the activity
level on those two local Sunday evening passes would go up from the week day
version of L/V but still offer more opportunities for the U/V only
operators/rovers to get their fun in.

Just a thought. 

Tom Schuessler, N5HYP
EM12ms

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