It startled me too. I was in QSO with W7LRD and it just went dead. Then I looked at the time and thought it may have switched over to Mode A. Yep, it did!

73, Bob AJ5C ex-NK7I

________________________________ From: Howard Kowall hkowall@shaw.ca To: amsat-bb@amsat.org Sent: Fri, November 12, 2010 6:47:47 PM Subject: [amsat-bb] Re: AO-7 mode Switch time

Hello Yes I also herd this Scared me I just set up a new antenna system,thought something on my end packed it in. Thanks for the info Bob Howard VE4ISP ----- Original Message ----- From: "Bob- W7LRD" w7lrd@comcast.net To: amsat-bb@amsat.org Sent: Friday, November 12, 2010 5:28 PM Subject: [amsat-bb] AO-7 mode Switch time

FYI-AO-7 switched from mode B to A right at 2321Z. Right in the middle of a qso. The old bucket of bolts seems to pretty good time.

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