24 Oct
2011
24 Oct
'11
6:34 a.m.
On Mon, Oct 24, 2011 at 12:32 PM, Jeff Welsh [email protected] wrote:
Did anyone notice the apparent reset of ARISSAT yesterday during it's mid-afternoon US pass?
I was in the process of setting up for telemetry reception when the bird seemed to drop out completely and come back online about 1-2 minutes later.
Just curious if it is a schedule rest period for the transmitters.
--jeff N3QO
I noticed the same thing calling CQ on the transponder. ARISSAT has a low-power mode (also called a low duty cycle mode) where it shuts off for 2 minutes and then comes on for 40 seconds, then off again. This might be the cause.
73! Dave KB5WIA