Just got home and ran Illum. The last eclipse will be at 0211 UTC on October 14th. Assuming there are no other periods of partial eclipse that cause it to lose power (a distinct possibility), the 24 hour timer would switch it to Mode A at 0211 UTC on October 15th.
73,
Paul, N8HM
On Fri, Oct 13, 2017 at 6:24 PM, Paul Stoetzer n8hm@arrl.net wrote:
Oct 15 - Nov 21 is the period of constant sunlight.
Look for it to switch to Mode A some time on Oct 16th.
73,
Paul, N8HM
On Fri, Oct 13, 2017 at 17:44 Tom Schuessler tjschuessler@verizon.net wrote:
I understood that AO-7 is for the moment still in complete sunlight and as such, should be switching back and forth between Mode A/B every 24 hours or so.. Looking though at the amsat.org Satellite Status page, I see no evidence of this. If it is changing, does anyone know when UTC that is happening?
Tom Schuessler N5HYP
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