[amsat-bb] re: AO-7 gone again? (mode B authorized)

["Scott Migaldi" <smigaldi@xxxxxxxxxxx>]

>Message: 5
>Date: Tue, 22 Oct 2002 08:37:49 -0700
>From: John Mock <kd6pag@qsl.net>
>Subject: [amsat-bb] re: AO-7 gone again? (also RS-15)
>  Given the AO-7 70cm uplink is now outside of the 70cm satellite sub-band 
>and that RS-12/13 appears no longer >operational, it sure looks like AO-7 
>might be being sensibly commanded into Mode A >when it is in range of a 
>suitable ground station.

The July/August issue of the AMSAT Journal (page 25) is reporting that US 
Amateurs are authorized to USA AO-7 Mode B (432MHz uplink 2m downlink). 
There has been some speculation that operating in Mode B violated Amateur 
Satellite Service and FCC rules because the uplink frequency is not in a 
Amateur Satellite Service sub-band. But Past AMSAT President Perry Klein, 
W3PK, located a Safety and Special Action Waiver from the FCC in the 
AMSAT-NA archives. The waiver allows for AO-7 to operate in Mode B with an 
uplink frequency of 432.125-432.175MHz. AO-7 was licensed as W3OHI and this 
license has been maintained without interruption by AMSAT-NA so the waiver 
appears to still be in effect.

This means that within the US mode B is authorized to use.







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Scott F. Migaldi, K9PO
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PP-ASEL
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