
I just worked the 16:43 pass ( only 8 degrees elevation ) and was able to successfully upload all four commands twice with confirmation both times.
Keep the faith, baby!
73 de Bob W1ICW

Just heard the following telemetry from Compass:
COMPASS FF0874000000002100009000FF
Bob DeVarney W1ICW wrote:
I just worked the 16:43 pass ( only 8 degrees elevation ) and was able to successfully upload all four commands twice with confirmation both times.
Keep the faith, baby!
73 de Bob W1ICW

Hi all,
Just for interest, AO-07 switched from mode A to mode B at 2050 UT today. (Cut me off in the middle of calling CQ on mode A so I went to mode B and worked VK2MAL and VK2AYE who had just heard it come up.)
Alan ZL2BX

Hi again Mike,
In my rush to get the beacon info off to you I left out another interesting bit of info. Prior to the normal telemetry frame I received the following: 00DP0COM-COMPASS-1-012345-COMPASS-1 This was 38 seconds after I sent the beacon test command.
Alan ZL2BX

Hi Mike,
All commands sent at 2202 UT. All accepted. No immediate response from beacon but beacon came on just before LOS and managed to capture a full frame. Data decoded OK as follows:
19.08.2008 22:18UTC FF140000180100200000900005 --------------------------------------------------- Solar Cell Voltage 5.00 V Solar Panel 6 Cur 125.49 mA Solar Panel 2 Cur 6.27 mA Solar Panel 3 Cur 150.59 mA Solar Panel 4 Cur 0.00 mA Solar Panel 5 Cur 0.00 mA EPS Reset Counter 0 Power Level Critical Battery Capacity Heater Active Battery Heater OFF Power Safe Counter 0 Emergency Mode Counter 0 Battery Voltage 2.82 V Battery Current 0.00 mA Battery Temperature 5 °C
Resent the heater off command just before LOS and accepted OK at 22:10:30.
Alan ZL2BX

435.250 is beacon ???
73 Raul CA3SOC
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----- Original Message ----- From: "Alan Cresswell" [email protected] To: [email protected] Sent: Tuesday, August 19, 2008 7:33 PM Subject: [amsat-bb] Re: COMPASS-1 needs your help
Hi Mike,
All commands sent at 2202 UT. All accepted. No immediate response from beacon but beacon came on just before LOS and managed to capture a full frame. Data decoded OK as follows:
19.08.2008 22:18UTC FF140000180100200000900005 --------------------------------------------------- Solar Cell Voltage 5.00 V Solar Panel 6 Cur 125.49 mA Solar Panel 2 Cur 6.27 mA Solar Panel 3 Cur 150.59 mA Solar Panel 4 Cur 0.00 mA Solar Panel 5 Cur 0.00 mA EPS Reset Counter 0 Power Level Critical Battery Capacity Heater Active Battery Heater OFF Power Safe Counter 0 Emergency Mode Counter 0 Battery Voltage 2.82 V Battery Current 0.00 mA Battery Temperature 5 °C
Resent the heater off command just before LOS and accepted OK at 22:10:30.
Alan ZL2BX
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Nothing here at 09:03 UTC in the land of cheese and chocolate :-(
Simon Brown, HB9DRV www.ham-radio-deluxe.com
----- Original Message ----- From: "Alan Cresswell" [email protected]
All commands sent at 2202 UT. All accepted. No immediate response from beacon but beacon came on just before LOS and managed to capture a full frame.
participants (4)
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Alan Cresswell
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Bob DeVarney W1ICW
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Raul Romero CA3SOC
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Simon (HB9DRV)