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

Sat Feb 22 05:20:24 UTC 2020

Jerry discussed the camera licensing in this post:
https://www.amsat.org/pipermail/amsat-bb/2020-February/076352.html

One thing he didn't mention in that post is that the camera mode only
stays active for 45 minutes after its turned on before the satellite
automatically switches back to U/v FM mode. Since it can only be
turned on by the licensed stations in the U. S., this greatly limis
where pictures can be taken. The only pictures we've gotten from
outside North America are from over Japan when the camera has been
turned on during an ascending pass over the U. S. during the evening
and is still on when it passes Japan.

73,

Paul, N8HM

On Fri, Feb 21, 2020 at 11:56 PM Mark Jessop via AMSAT-BB
<amsat-bb at amsat.org> wrote:
>
> I heard rumours that the camera on AO-92 was only allowed to be activated
> over the US, for fixed time periods? Something to do with imagery licensing
> conditions...
>
> Perhaps someone from the team could provide further information?
>
> 73
> Mark VK5QI
>
> On Sat, Feb 22, 2020 at 3:05 PM Scott Harvey via AMSAT-BB <
> amsat-bb at amsat.org> wrote:
>
> > 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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