28 Aug
2011
28 Aug
'11
4:01 a.m.
I believe that there is at least one frame of emergency power telemetry in this attached file, the others I believe indicated high power. I believe that the voltage indicated was about 35.6 while in emergency power mode. I could only hear the satellite for about 3 minutes. It was only 10° elevation at the apex from my QTH in New Mexico. My antenna system is a small horizonially polarized 7 element cheap yagi and mast mounted pre-amp.
I hope this information helps indicate the health of the satellite. It almost seems like a software bug and not a battery problem. The satellite seems to switch to low power unnecessarily when the voltage the telemetry indicated is greater than 35.
Regards,
Mike, KI7AB
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Michael A. Connors