4 May
2007
4 May
'07
7:42 p.m.
Quoting Mineo Wakita ei7m-wkt@asahi-net.or.jp:
Yes, GS of JARL passed at last some command to FO-29, now use only for examination and only over Japan.
Tomorrow, JARL will comment the present condition of FO-29, so I will translate it and post it to amsat-bb.
de JE9PEL, Mineo Wakita
Alongside my excitement at FO-29 breathing again, I'm intrigued by the ability of these Japanese birds to operate over Japan, thereby conserving power. The cubesats also do this, making me wonder the mechanism behind it. Is this GIS technology? (The Kiwisat folks had some trouble finding affordable GIS modules for space, if I remember correctly.) Or is there a more simple approach at play?
73, Bruce VE9QRP