On 14 Dec 2009 at 5:36, Andrew Glasbrenner wrote:
Date sent: Mon, 14 Dec 2009 05:36:03 -0500 From: Andrew Glasbrenner glasbrenner@mindspring.com Subject: [amsat-bb] AO-51 Mode S reports To: Amsat-BB amsat-bb@amsat.org, AO51 Modes ao51-modes@amsat.org
AO-51 is currently in Mode V/S on 145.88/2401.200. With our attitude inverted from normal, I'm interested in any S band reports. The L/S antenna should be pointed towards the ground now in the southern hemisphere, and away in the northern. The schedule indicates we would concurrently run the 9k6 telemetry downlink on 435.150. Due to low battery voltages and being near the bottom of the output power selection range, I shut off the 435.150 transmitter this morning at about 1025 UTC.
Please send any reports on the Mode S signal to . or ao51-modes@amsat.org.
On my first afternoon pass 1452EDT 10deg max elevation i was not able to hear the S band signal.
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