I tried to work BY70-1 (repeater) for the last three days without success. Has anyone determined whether it is 'stuck' in data mode or has the repeater stopped working? I've noticed on the AMSAT Satellite Status Page that the last three days of reports are mostly 'No signal'. Has there been any report from the 'mission control' of BY70-1 regarding this?
73,
Mac / AE5PH
Doesn't appear to have "gone dark" more the repeaters been turned off and its currently in telemetry mode.
My guess is that its so they can run the science payload (camera) and get some data from it.
73,
Peter, 2E0SQL
On 19 January 2017 at 05:42, Mac A. Cody maccody@att.net wrote:
I tried to work BY70-1 (repeater) for the last three days without success. Has anyone determined whether it is 'stuck' in data mode or has the repeater stopped working? I've noticed on the AMSAT Satellite Status Page that the last three days of reports are mostly 'No signal'. Has there been any report from the 'mission control' of BY70-1 regarding this?
73,
Mac / AE5PH
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It's such an excellent FM transponder! I hope to hear it again very soon. Time flies as the orbit drops...
Andy W5ACM
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Doesn't appear to have "gone dark" more the repeaters been turned off and its currently in telemetry mode.
My guess is that its so they can run the science payload (camera) and get some data from it.
73,
Peter, 2E0SQL
On 19 January 2017 at 05:42, Mac A. Cody maccody@att.net wrote:
I tried to work BY70-1 (repeater) for the last three days without success. Has anyone determined whether it is 'stuck' in data mode or has the repeater stopped working? I've noticed on the AMSAT Satellite Status Page that the last three days of reports are mostly 'No signal'. Has there been any report from the 'mission control' of BY70-1 regarding this?
73,
Mac / AE5PH
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El 19/01/17 a las 06:47, Peter Goodhall escribió:
Doesn't appear to have "gone dark" more the repeaters been turned off and its currently in telemetry mode.
My guess is that its so they can run the science payload (camera) and get some data from it.
Hi all,
The camera is not only the science payload. It's open for all hams to use it. As far as I know, it's the first time in the history of Amateur Radio that something like this happens (namely that scientific equipment on a satellite is open for remote control by all Amateurs).
BY70-1 will reenter in a few weeks. In the mean time, go and have some fun: try to use the camera. Probably you'll need to team up with fellow hams in your area to receive the complete image properly.
http://lilacsat.hit.edu.cn/?p=542
More info:
http://destevez.net/2017/01/open-telecommand-for-by70-1/ http://destevez.net/2016/12/looking-at-by70-1-image-downlink/
73,
Dani EA4GPZ.
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