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

Sat Feb 22 05:35:48 UTC 2020

I guess we just have to hope that something like Lilacsat-1 is launched
again by the Chinese amateurs, without these US licensing issues...

73
Mark VK5QI

On Sat, Feb 22, 2020 at 3:50 PM Paul Stoetzer <n8hm at arrl.net> wrote:

> 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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