[amsat-bb] AO-51 Operational V/U 0300utc 30 Sept 2010

Hello All,

For now AO-51 is open for normal V/U mode voice operations on 145.920 MHz up, 435.300 MHz down. The 435.150 transmitter is for telemetry only (no uplink).

There is still some more reloading to do, but the bird is operational and ready for use.

Hopefully we can soon get things to the point where we can run some V/S mode--give us another day or two. We'll announce any mode changes on here.

(Thanks to the other command stations (Kevin WA6FWF and Drew KO4MA) for a great team effort.)

73,

Mark L. Hammond [N8MH]