Today, Jan.19, I could digipeat via AO-51 APRS although a message "L-Band uplink PBBS NOT On".

JE9PEL>APRS,PACB-1* [01/19/08 19:41:27] <UI R>: =3523.05N/13936.61E- Yokohama Japan {UIV32} JE9PEL>APRS,PACB-1* [01/19/08 19:41:43] <UI R>: =3523.05N/13936.61E- Yokohama Japan {UIV32} JE9PEL>APRS,PACB-1* [01/19/08 19:42:30] <UI R>: =3523.05N/13936.61E- Yokohama Japan {UIV32} PACB-1>AMSATN-1 [01/19/08 19:42:36] <UI>:

17 Jan 2008 ... AO-51 in no eclipse period...

Command team testing at any time...FM Repeater ON ... L-Band uplink PBBS NOT On ... 73 WA4SXM

de JE9PEL, Mineo Wakita