John, It's not too hard to figure out. The satellite is not yet in full sun. Look at the footprint of the sat and the illuminated area of the earth at 16:57 and 18:50 today. The lines don't touch. No sun=no power=timer not working. Go figure...
73, Drew KO4MA
----- Original Message ----- From: "John Hackett" archie.hackett@hotmail.com To: "Eu-amsat@yahoogroups.com" eu-amsat@yahoogroups.com Cc: jking@eclipticenterprises.com; allan_gm1sxx@hotmail.com; amsat-bb@amsat.org; k3szh@netzero.net Sent: Thursday, September 06, 2007 3:59 AM Subject: [amsat-bb] Baa ba little lamb.
So much for the (convenient) 24 hours timer theory proffered in response to my previous mails regarding the timing of AO-7.
This is the 3rd consequtive day the 24 hour timer is *NOT* playing ball.
05/06 Septembert 2007.
TIME. ORBIT. MODE.
23:46 50133 B 23:51 50133 A 01:35 50135 A 01:36 50134 B 01:44 40135 A
I have received confirmation mails from AJ9K and K3SZH that their log entries *ARE* correct.
As you Gentlemen on that side of the pond are wont to say ... "go figure!".
Incidentally, the mode changes spell "baa ba" ... it couldn't be that AO-t thinks we're a veritable bunch (flock) of sheep?.
Just a thought.
73 John. la2qaa@amsat.org
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