Hi Allan ZS1LS   Good news!!   So HO-68 still hold messages ( at least some).   But for how long HO-68 wll hold these messages ? ?this is the main question!   I Hope other station sharing with their downloaded Dir info!   I'm still confused !! You mention in you previous post :

(I then switched to voice mode with PL=67 Hz, and then tried again and the directory came screaming down) !

do you mean the tone was on when you request the Dir??!!   The HO-68 've shut down at Orbit #653 before AOS here (kk56gp)!! two other station from South Africa heard HO-68 on same pass as mention at  http://oscar.dcarr.org/index.php,  plus your BBS Posting at 18:45 UTC (tnx for photos)   Mike dk3wn confirm absent of FM/DIG mode  too. http://www.amsat.org/amsat/archive/amsat-bb/48hour/msg77829.html   Most propable due to  programming error !!!   Thanks again Allan   Regards Nader / ST2NH /EX