It has been dropping into Safe Mode at the end of eclipses for a little while now. It's a planned feature to protect the batteries from excessive discharge.
73, Drew KO4MA
-----Original Message----- From: AMSAT-BB amsat-bb-bounces@amsat.org On Behalf Of Zach Metzinger Sent: Tuesday, June 05, 2018 5:30 PM To: amsat-bb@amsat.org Subject: [amsat-bb] Fox-1A (AO-85) in safe mode over Europe Jun 5 21:25?
Hello all,
I've been using (the most amazing) http://vhf.pi5fts.nl/ WebSDR to listen to passes on the other side of the globe.
I noticed that Fox-1A was announcing "Safe Mode" with what sounds like 9600 bps telemetry. Is this normal?
I didn't catch the voice announcement, but I do have a WAV file of the telemetry.
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