HO-68 operating schedule March 14-21

Alan Kung, BA1DU has announced the separate scheduling of Digital and FM repeater modes on the amateur radio satellite HO-68.

On the AMSAT Bulletin Board he writes:

I got a lot of responses about problem of digital mode through HO-68.
The main problem is that Packet communication is often interrupted by voice. We are trying a new schedule in this week, voice and packet operations will be separated by the schedule, of course, this just depends on the hams' own discipline. If you have any comment and suggestion, please let me know.

Alan Kung, BA1DU
HO-68(XW-1) Project Manager

China AMSAT (CAMSAT)
http://www.camsat.cn/

Operating Schedule Mar 14-21

14 Mar. 2010, Digital Transponder
16:45...Turn On--Linear Transponder
India, Africa, Middle East,
Europe,NA
17:30...Turn Off

18:20...Turn On
Africa,Europe,Middle East,NA
19:05...Turn Off

15 Mar. 2010, Digital Transponder
01:25...Turn On--Linear Transponder
South America,NA,North Asia
02:10...Turn Off

02:21...Turn On
North Asia,East Asia,South Asia
02:36...Turn Off

03:15...Turn On--Linear Transponder
South America,NA,North Asia
04:00...Turn Off

19:50...Turn On
Africa,Europe,NA
20:35...Turn Off

16 Mar. 2010, Digital Transponder
01:15...Turn On
South America,NA,North Asia
02:00...Turn Off

02:09...Turn On
North Asia,East Asia,South Asia
02:25...Turn Off

03:00...Turn On
NA,South America,North Asia
03:45...Turn Off

11:40...Turn On
South America,Oceania,Asia
12:25...Turn Off

17:45...Turn On
India,Middle East,Europe,NA
18:30...Turn Off

19:50...Turn On
Africa,Europe,NA
20:35...Turn Off

17 Mar. 2010, Digital Transponder
01:43...Turn On
North Asia,East Asia,South Asia
01:59...Turn Off

10:05...Turn On
Oceania,East Asia,North Asia,Europe
10:50...Turn Off

13:05...Turn On
South America,Oceania
13:50...Turn Off

16:00...Turn On
India,Middle East,Africa,Europe,NA
16:45...Turn Off

23:25...Turn On
NA,North Asia,East Asia,Oceania
24:10...Turn Off

18 Mar. 2010, Digital Transponder
01:32...Turn On
North Asia,East Asia,South Asia
01:46...Turn Off

06:50...Turn On
NA,North Asia,Middle East,
Europe,Africa
07:35...Turn Off

11:30...Turn On
Oceania,Asia,Europe,NA
12:15...Turn Off

17:15...Turn On
Africa,India,Middle East,Europe,NA
18:00...Turn Off

19:10...Turn On
Africa,Europe,NA
19:55...Turn Off

19 Mar. 2010, Digital Transponder
00:15...Turn On
South America,NA,North Asia
01:00...Turn Off

03:04...Turn On
North Asia,East Asia,South Asia
03:15...Turn Off

11:15...Turn On
Oceania,Asia,Europe
12:00...Turn Off

18:45...Turn On
Africa,Europe,NA
19:30...Turn Off

23:10...Turn On
NA,Asia,Oceania
23:55...Turn Off

20 Mar. 2010, Digital Transponder
02:05...Turn On
South America,NA,North Asia
02:45...Turn Off

02:50...Turn On
North Asia,East Asia,South Asia
03:05...Turn Off

11:00...Turn On
Oceania,Asia,Europe,NA
11:45...Turn Off

18:40...Turn On
Africa,Europe,NA
19:25...Turn Off

21 Mar. 2010, Digital Transponder
01:35...Turn On
South America,NA,North Asia
02:20...Turn Off

04:17...Turn On
North Asia,East Asia,South Asia
04:32...Turn Off

07:45...Turn On
North Asia,Europe,Africa
08:30...Turn Off

10:45...Turn On
Oceania,Asia,Europe
11:30...Turn Off

HO-68 video by PA3GUO : http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o6oDgUTHCwg

HO-68 Real Time Tracking (tick draw footprint): http://www.n2yo.com/?s=36122

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