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

[Robert McGwier <rwmcgwier@xxxxxxxxxxx>]

Sounds to me like you just found a volunteer to maintain
the page.  Please point him in the right direction.



-----Original Message-----
From: owner-AMSAT-BB@AMSAT.Org [mailto:owner-AMSAT-BB@AMSAT.Org]On
Behalf Of John Mock
Sent: Thursday, October 24, 2002 9:49 PM
To: amsat-bb@AMSAT.Org
Subject: [amsat-bb] re: AO-7 gone again? (mode B authorized)


    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.

Thanks for the update!  I'm not surprised by this, after all, AO-7 operation
is only perhaps 5% of the day and generally using directiional antenna in a
mode that's weak-signal compatible (e.g. not FM).

    Is that suppose to explain why the amsat-na page still does not
    contain the Mode B information? Or did you just read half the
    post before engaging your answer?

The AMSAT AO-7 page does contain this information, it's the weekly satellite
report that currently does not.

    I don't understand why the Amsat bulletins continue to not include
    information on Mode B, especially considering the recently discovered
    exemption.


		         -- KD6PAG


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