Gemini 7 Technical Debriefing, 1965

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Borman
The number of primary targets photographed was 1. Evalua­
tion of sequence 350B and 35IB, I maintain that the maps
are entirely adequate.
We evaluated them looking at the
Cairo area and the Dead Sea, and I see no reason for the
photographs.
Jim ha.a a different feeling about that.
9.2 Cabin Lighting Survey
Borman
We did not have.
We have already talked about the lighting,
glare, the dirty windows, and so forth.
I felt that this was a pain in the neck, and I would like to
make sure that somebody got some useful data out of that.
We went around the earth in the HORIZON SCAN mode once with
the HF transmitter on, and I wonder i f there i s anything at
all going to be learned from it.
Lovell
I am beginning to wonder whether the HF system is worth the
cost to put it into orbit.
Borman
You might be better off with another UHF set.
Lovell
That is right.
Go to something that is compatible, like
single side band.
Borman
HF was adequate when UHF was adequate.
.As far as any over­
the-horizon transmission with HF, there was not any.
Lovell
It was very, very poor.