[amsat-bb] Re: Baa ba little lamb.

[Andrew Glasbrenner]

John, It's not too hard to figure out. The satellite is not yet in full sun. 
Look at the footprint of the sat and the illuminated area of the earth at 
16:57 and 18:50 today. The lines don't touch. No sun=no power=timer not 
working. Go figure...

73, Drew KO4MA

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "John Hackett" <archie.hackett at hotmail.com>
To: "Eu-amsat at yahoogroups.com" <eu-amsat at yahoogroups.com>
Cc: <jking at eclipticenterprises.com>; <allan_gm1sxx at hotmail.com>; 
<amsat-bb at amsat.org>; <k3szh at netzero.net>
Sent: Thursday, September 06, 2007 3:59 AM
Subject: [amsat-bb] Baa ba little lamb.


>
> So much for the (convenient) 24 hours timer theory proffered in response 
> to my previous mails regarding the timing of AO-7.
>
> This is the 3rd consequtive day the 24 hour timer is *NOT* playing ball.
>
> 05/06 Septembert 2007.
>
> TIME.  ORBIT.  MODE.
>
> 23:46  50133    B
> 23:51  50133    A
> 01:35  50135    A
> 01:36  50134    B
> 01:44  40135    A
>
> I have received confirmation mails from AJ9K and K3SZH that
> their log entries *ARE* correct.
>
> As you Gentlemen on that side of the pond are wont to say ...
> "go figure!".
>
> Incidentally, the mode changes spell "baa ba" ... it couldn't be that AO-t 
> thinks we're a veritable bunch (flock) of sheep?.
>
> Just a thought.
>
> 73 John.   <la2qaa at amsat.org>
>
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