Hi Gould,
Ok, 04:01z pass over CM98 in Northern Calif... Max elevation 15.6 degrees, to the North North West.
Pass started with a foreign voice (Russian, I think). Then there was a USA welcome message (with the USA Secret Word), and an SSTV image. Not sure which one, as there was too much noise and QSB to copy. I think there was some silence, followed by voice telemetry. Signal strength came way up just in time for a clear copy.
MET = 53 min IHU Temp = +30c Control Panel Temp = +31c Battery voltage = 35.74v Current = -12ma
This was followed by 2 min of silence, and English spoken announcement (not sure which variety of English), some children chanting, and another break for silence. The pass ended with SSTV right at LOS (no copy on the picture - way too much noise).
Seems like a normal low power pass...
Greg KO6TH
From: ko6th_greg@hotmail.com To: gouldsmi@bellsouth.net; amsat-bb@amsat.org; suitsat2@tapr.org Subject: RE: [amsat-bb] ARISSat-1 Transmissions over North America Thursday PM Date: Thu, 18 Aug 2011 20:32:10 -0700
Hmmh, interesting. The 02:30z pass this evening over CM98 sounded like normal low power mode. Female announcement, switched to foreign language (sounded German), SSTV picture (canned), few minutes of silence, then more talking, then silence to LOS. No voice telemetry, and I'm not set up to record the digital stuff.
This was a directly overhead pass (on the correct side of vertical for a change!). Next pass is in 27 minutes, 15 degrees up to the North West (my good horizon shot). Will report back what I hear.
Greg KO6TH
From: gouldsmi@bellsouth.net To: amsat-bb@amsat.org; suitsat2@tapr.org Date: Thu, 18 Aug 2011 19:33:17 -0400 Subject: [amsat-bb] ARISSat-1 Transmissions over North America Thursday PM
During the 2320Z pass of ARISSat-1 over North America this evening a number of changes to the 2m FM transmissions were noted.
- Male voice for telemetry means that the female voice files on the SD card could not be read
- No greetings, mean that the greetings stored on the SD card could not be read.
- MET of 2M while the satellite was still in a long period of sunlight - satellite must have reset during sunlight
- FM transmissions consisted of voice ID, male telemetry and SSTV image in rotation
Please send your BPSK telemetry into the server.
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