AO-51 is back to it's normal configuration, 145.920/435.300 repeater at 510mw, and 1268.700/435.150 BBS at 540mw. The digipeater is on, and I apologize to our Japanese friends who are fond of using the digipeater that we have neglected to make sure it stays on.

The BBS is set to a slightly higher than normal power to assist with collection of background WOD (whole orbit data) for a few days. Later this week we will attempt to flip the spacecraft for the first time using the reversible magnet. This should result in a slightly better downlink in the Southern Hemisphere, and slightly poorer in the Northern Hemisphere. Careful, calibrated measurements pre- and post- maneuver are welcome to ao51-modes@amsat.org.

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73, Drew KO4MA