AO-51 reloaded and operational
Hi All,
Thanks to a great team effort, we have the AO-51 repeater back up and operational.
It will be several more hours before the PBBS is open for public access, but we expect it will be open around 2100utc today.
We usually get asked, "What caused the crash?" We honestly don't know. It is unlikely to be related to the power budget; it would have just turned a transmitter OFF in that case. We often suspect the South Atlantic Anomaly as the cause, and based on the time frame of the crash this time, it is a plausible hypothesis.
On behalf of the AO-51 Command Team,
Mark L. Hammond [N8MH]
Mark,
Thanks to you and your team for your efforts at keeping this bird available for all of us to enjoy.
Sent from my iPod Rick Tejera Editor, SACnews Saguaro Astronomy Club www.saguaroastro.org K7TEJ
On Nov 6, 2010, at 6:32, "Mark L. Hammond" marklhammond@gmail.com wrote:
Hi All,
Thanks to a great team effort, we have the AO-51 repeater back up and operational.
It will be several more hours before the PBBS is open for public access, but we expect it will be open around 2100utc today.
We usually get asked, "What caused the crash?" We honestly don't know. It is unlikely to be related to the power budget; it would have just turned a transmitter OFF in that case. We often suspect the South Atlantic Anomaly as the cause, and based on the time frame of the crash this time, it is a plausible hypothesis.
On behalf of the AO-51 Command Team,
Mark L. Hammond [N8MH]
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I agree, THANK YOU very much to the AO-51 team for your efforts.
Based on this news, I'll be operating from S7 (LI75rj) on AO-51 tonight/tomorrow on three AO-51 passes, the first at 07/0106utc, at 07/1154utc, and 07/1333utc.
73, Matt Wilbur NM6W / S79RC (through 8nov)
On 11/6/2010 8:22 PM, Rick Tejera wrote:
Mark,
Thanks to you and your team for your efforts at keeping this bird available for all of us to enjoy.
Sent from my iPod Rick Tejera Editor, SACnews Saguaro Astronomy Club www.saguaroastro.org K7TEJ
On Nov 6, 2010, at 6:32, "Mark L. Hammond"marklhammond@gmail.com wrote:
Hi All,
Thanks to a great team effort, we have the AO-51 repeater back up and operational.
It will be several more hours before the PBBS is open for public access, but we expect it will be open around 2100utc today.
We usually get asked, "What caused the crash?" We honestly don't know. It is unlikely to be related to the power budget; it would have just turned a transmitter OFF in that case. We often suspect the South Atlantic Anomaly as the cause, and based on the time frame of the crash this time, it is a plausible hypothesis.
On behalf of the AO-51 Command Team,
Mark L. Hammond [N8MH]
Sent via AMSAT-BB@amsat.org. Opinions expressed are those of the author. Not an AMSAT-NA member? Join now to support the amateur satellite program! Subscription settings: http://amsat.org/mailman/listinfo/amsat-bb
Sent via AMSAT-BB@amsat.org. Opinions expressed are those of the author. Not an AMSAT-NA member? Join now to support the amateur satellite program! Subscription settings: http://amsat.org/mailman/listinfo/amsat-bb
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