[amsat-bb] Re: ... Err!, an observation.

[Geoff]

It could also be that AO-7 is still magnetically stabilised. At high 
latitudes the bird might experience a rapidly changing magnetic field 
direction. Try looking for a piece of software called geomag and then 
plug in AO-7´s location. If the local magnetic field is pointing at the 
sun the bird is probably end on to the sun. One of my to-do projects is 
running the numbers on this (it will be slow if done manually). If 
someone has a copy of STK with the right plug-ins it will be quick :-) .

    73 de Geoff vk2tfg

Jason White wrote:

>Perhaps the difference in the downlink strength that was observed has 
>something to do with additional light hitting the panels after 
>reflection from the earth.. just a theory.
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>73
>Jason
>N1XBP
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>Dave hartzell wrote:
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>>AO-7 was definitely in sunlight at 09:58 5 Oct 2006 UTC.
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>>On 10/5/06, john hackett <la2qaa at hotmail.com> wrote:
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>>>So ... how come I could hear myself when AO-7 was in darkness?. As can be
>>>imagined, I will keep tabs on this tomorrow morning.
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