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AO-85 Slow Scan TV Image Likely a Prank, Not a Test

Thread starter ARRL
Start date Dec 15, 2015

ARRL

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Dec 15, 2015

A Slow Scan TV (SSTV) image that a Brazilian radio amateur reported receiving on December 13 from Fox-1A (AO-85) was most likely a prank, not any sort of official test of the satellite’s SSTV capabilities. AMSAT Vice President for Engineering Jerry Buxton, N0JY, said the image, which depicted a cartoon fox and the legend “Testing Fox-1A/AO-85 AMSAT satellite,” was of terrestrial origin and tran...

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AO-85 Slow Scan TV Image Likely a Prank, Not a Test

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