[amsat-bb] Re: FO-29 Status

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Hi ..

I made 2 qso yesterday evening… good conditions with 10w Uplink and Yagi 
9elm
This evening heard CW beacon
F0-29 100203-1913utc Europe
HI HI 20 02 88 D5 00 84 00 00 09 60 01 01 6B 4A 8C 8A 97 64 94 92 93 94 92
....
HI HI 20 02 88 D5 00 84 00 00 09 60 01 01 6E 49 92 90 9D 74 95 93 94 94 93

Many Thank for this restarting FO-29

73's Jep.

Yutaka Murata a écrit :
> JARL announced the status of FO-29 on Jan 29th at JARL WEB in Japanese.
> This is English translation.
>
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> The present conditions (January 29, 2010) of FUJI3 (FO-29)
>
> FUJI3(FO-29) has been stopped the continuous operation and moved to
> planed schedule operation because it can not have enough battery charge
> current from beginning of November.
>
> The command of JTA (an analog transponder) ON has been sent for a
> confirmation examination from the control station at 11:33 on January
> 27th(UTC).  JH1EKH/1, JR8LWY, VK5HI have reported to us that "FO-29
> still works" .  There is a possibility that FO-29 has been working
> consecutively after we sent transponder ON command  on January 27.
>
> It is thought that the electricity income and expenditure is improved by
> the decrease of the shade rate, and the transponder is working
> continuously. If someone has information of telemetry or other working
> status related from January 27th 11:30(UTC) to 28th 19:20(UTC), Please
> send it to JARL technical section.
>
> In addition, when FO-29 battery power is lower than setting value, a
> transmitter becomes OFF automatically by UVC.  If you find the
> transponder is getting off, please send the information of transponder
> off time and date to JARL technical section.
>
> Please use FO-29 without restriction but use proper uplink power.
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>
> Thanks JARL command team.
>
> Yutaka Murata JA1COU
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