Re: [sarex]Possible 3 reasons for ISS silence!

["Scott Avery" <wa6lie@xxxxxxx>]

Here is the 4th possibility overlooked.

If this is anything like the MIREX packet experiment on MIR, I would guess
it has something to do with the "crew" turning off the radio or something
along that line.
Hardware failures are almost nonexistent.
The "crew" doesn't even have time to hook up the laptop to correct the TNC
parameters.
Knowledge of packet operations is foreign to the crew unless told what to do
step by step.
Funny, this isn't even "rocket science".

I guess we will eventually find out what happened.

What do you think??

I think Fernando is in the ballpark of possibilities!

Scott Avery, WA6LIE (MIREX packet operations manager).


----- Original Message -----
From: "Fernando, SPAIN" <ec1ame@hotmail.com>
To: <sarex-digest@AMSAT.Org>
Sent: Wednesday, April 18, 2001 2:16 PM
Subject: [sarex]Possible 3 reasons for ISS silence!


Itīs  Fernando in Spain(EC1AME)
I have been asking myself why the packet is QRT!!!
The buddies from ARISS should know ,but why not thinking about 3 reasons?:
1-I think that the goal as from Thursday is SO important that they donīt
want any kind of mistakes...They are going to install  the
Canadian-contributed robotic arm, called Canadarm2.
The operation of the arm is critical to the capability to continue assembly
of the International Space Station and to attach a new airlock to the
station ...maybe a long EVA walk needs QRM-free comms!!!

2-Another possible reason is that the  volume control of the rig was high
and they got crazy with continuous packets (Prfff=Ą*+##&#8364;)and decided
to switch it off to rest a bit :-)

3-And why not? may be they keep having problems with windows.These past days
there were reports about several troubles with computers onboard using
Windows.

After all,I prefer thinking the reason is that they are setting up the
system for SSTV!!! Who  knows?

Letīs wait and see! this is just beginning!

Good luck to all and have a nice day


Fernando Casanova
Apartado Postal 1.114
OURENSE- ESPANA (SPAIN)
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