I tracked a pass off the east coast of Japan monitoring the FM downlink just in case it was up, and lo and behold, it was.
https://soundcloud.com/minus2c/ao-85-pass-oct-12-2015-1813-jst
I didn't expect it to be up, only to hear the test recording. Was this an unannounced activation, or were there just people hitting it unscheduled?
J. Boyd (JR2TTS)
On 10/12/2015 7:49 AM, Jeff A. Boyd wrote:
I didn't expect it to be up, only to hear the test recording. Was this an unannounced activation, or were there just people hitting it unscheduled?
The spacecraft is still in the testing phase and not considered operational. If you find the transponder on, please feel free to use it, but it may be changed to high speed data or safe mode at any time.
See:
http://amsat.org/pipermail/amsat-bb/2015-October/055429.html
-Joe KM1P
On Mon, 12 Oct 2015 08:45:14 -0400, Joe Fitzgerald jfitzgerald@alum.wpi.edu wrote:
On 10/12/2015 7:49 AM, Jeff A. Boyd wrote:
I didn't expect it to be up, only to hear the test recording. Was this an unannounced activation, or were there just people hitting it unscheduled?
The spacecraft is still in the testing phase and not considered operational. If you find the transponder on, please feel free to use it, but it may be changed to high speed data or safe mode at any time.
See:
http://amsat.org/pipermail/amsat-bb/2015-October/055429.html
Okay, thanks for the clarification -- I didn't want to transmit to it without knowing for sure whether or not it's officially sanctioned.
73!
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