Hello AO-51 users,
This afternoon 27 May 2011 AO-51 stayed ON for a full orbit. This caught both me and Drew KO4MA quite by surprise. It is completely unexpected. Had both of us not been there, we wouldn't have believed it....
KO4MA put it into repeater mode around 2000utc. When it came back over around 2145utc it was still up and in repeater mode!! We changed to digital mode to collect some telemetry and have left it in digital mode.
**WE NEED REPORTS** in case it remains on next orbit (neither of us get another pass until tomorrow).
You can listen on 435.150 MHz for the digital signal. IF you have 9600 baud packet and TLMEcho, you might be able to grab some telemetry that will be useful for us.
Stay tuned! This might be a fluke, or it might be a good sign...
Please send your email reports to the list and directly to us using our callsigns AT AMSAT.org.
73,
Mark L. Hammond [N8MH]
So I WAS hearing it far northeast on the last pass. This is not the first time this has happened, I can remember at least two west coast passes, (over the Pacific). I was wondering why there was no one responding. I thought I had mentioned it on here...
Where can I get TLMEcho? I would love to moniter, I try all the passess, and I miss the early morning passes the most of all!
Kevin KF7MYK
Date: Fri, 27 May 2011 18:09:59 -0400 To: amsat-bb@amsat.org From: marklhammond@gmail.com Subject: [amsat-bb] ***AO-51 reports needed*** 27 May 2011
Hello AO-51 users,
This afternoon 27 May 2011 AO-51 stayed ON for a full orbit. This caught both me and Drew KO4MA quite by surprise. It is completely unexpected. Had both of us not been there, we wouldn't have believed it....
KO4MA put it into repeater mode around 2000utc. When it came back over around 2145utc it was still up and in repeater mode!! We changed to digital mode to collect some telemetry and have left it in digital mode.
**WE NEED REPORTS** in case it remains on next orbit (neither of us get another pass until tomorrow).
You can listen on 435.150 MHz for the digital signal. IF you have 9600 baud packet and TLMEcho, you might be able to grab some telemetry that will be useful for us.
Stay tuned! This might be a fluke, or it might be a good sign...
Please send your email reports to the list and directly to us using our callsigns AT AMSAT.org.
73,
Mark L. Hammond [N8MH]
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You can get TLMEcho at the bottom of my personal page, with brief instructions on how to install it.
http://sites.google.com/site/marklhammond/hamradio
Remember, you need a 9600 baud TNC and matching radio...(or you can do it all via software, but I'm not going to suggest anybody start there...)
73,
Mark N8MH
At 03:40 PM 5/27/2011 -0700, Kevin Deane wrote:
So I WAS hearing it far northeast on the last pass. This is not the first time this has happened, I can remember at least two west coast passes, (over the Pacific). I was wondering why there was no one responding. I thought I had mentioned it on here...
Where can I get TLMEcho? I would love to moniter, I try all the passess, and I miss the early morning passes the most of all!
Kevin KF7MYK
Date: Fri, 27 May 2011 18:09:59 -0400 To: amsat-bb@amsat.org From: marklhammond@gmail.com Subject: [amsat-bb] ***AO-51 reports needed*** 27 May 2011
Hello AO-51 users,
This afternoon 27 May 2011 AO-51 stayed ON for a full orbit. This caught both me and Drew KO4MA quite by surprise. It is completely unexpected. Had both of us not been there, we wouldn't have believed it....
KO4MA put it into repeater mode around 2000utc. When it came back over around 2145utc it was still up and in repeater mode!! We changed to digital mode to collect some telemetry and have left it in digital mode.
**WE NEED REPORTS** in case it remains on next orbit (neither of us get another pass until tomorrow).
You can listen on 435.150 MHz for the digital signal. IF you have 9600 baud packet and TLMEcho, you might be able to grab some telemetry that will be useful for us.
Stay tuned! This might be a fluke, or it might be a good sign...
Please send your email reports to the list and directly to us using our callsigns AT AMSAT.org.
73,
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
Currently receiving good telemetry – will forward the csv file to N8MH & KO4MAE. 73, Ken, W7KKE CN75xa
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