Hi All, The AO-51 command stations have a software reload that should begin tonight, and some additional testing to be scheduled for sometime this month. In support of this the official schedule for AO-51 for the immediate future will be our "normal" mode with the V/U FM repeater, and V/U BBS running, pending interruptions for the reload and testing. Depending on how soon we get everything running we may modify this later this month. We also have requests for the V/U FM repeater from several hamfest and cruise-ship portable stations which were factored into this schedule. I'll do my best to keep the page at http://www.amsat.org/amsat-new/echo/ControlTeam.php up to date on a daily basis, please be sure to consult the text posted there for the latest information.

73, Drew KO4MA AMSAT-NA VP Operations (and sometimes AMSAT Lab truck driver)