Re: [amsat-bb] FM xpndr up again? (10/13 0913Z)

On Mon, 12 Oct 2015 08:45:14 -0400, Joe Fitzgerald jfitzgerald@alum.wpi.edu wrote:

On 10/12/2015 7:49 AM, Jeff A. Boyd wrote:

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I didn't expect it to be up, only to hear the test recording. Was this an unannounced activation, or were there just people hitting it unscheduled?

The spacecraft is still in the testing phase and not considered operational. If you find the transponder on, please feel free to use it, but it may be changed to high speed data or safe mode at any time.

See:

http://amsat.org/pipermail/amsat-bb/2015-October/055429.html

Okay, thanks for the clarification -- I didn't want to transmit to it without knowing for sure whether or not it's officially sanctioned.

73!