[amsat-bb] AO-51 Schedule revised, updates--no S-band yet!

[Mark L. Hammond]

Hi All,

Helpful reports from users (about the transmitters turning OFF) and telemetry confirm that AO-51 is still seeing a few minutes of "darkness" every orbit.  There isn't sufficient sun to allow us to turn the S-mode transmitter on yet.  Drats.  

The current mode will continue until either

1) we have clear telemetry and we can run a day of S-band -OR-
2) we make the mode change to normal (V/U voice repeater and L/U Pacsat BBS) on March 4.

73,

Mark N8MH

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AO-51 Revised schedule:


Feb 28

Dual Voice Repeaters :
Mode V/U FM Voice Repeater (no PL tone needed)
Uplink: 145.920 MHz FM
Downlink 435.300 MHz FM

Mode L/U FM Voice Repeater (no PL tone needed)
Uplink: 1268.703 MHz FM
Downlink 435.150 MHz FM


Mode change-To Be Determined!

Mode V/S Voice Repeater (no PL tone needed) 
Uplink: 145.880 MHz FM 
Downlink 2401.200 MHz FM 


March 4 (~0945 UTC) 

Mode V/U FM Voice Repeater (no PL tone needed) 
Uplink: 145.920 MHz FM 
Downlink 435.300 MHz FM 

Mode L/U PacSat BBS 
Uplink: 1268.703 MHz FSK 9k6 baud 
Downlink 435.150 MHz FSK 9k6 baud 


March 6 (~2115 UTC) 

Mode L/SU FM Voice Repeater (no PL tone needed) 
Uplink: 1268.703 MHz FM 
Downlink1 2401.200 MHz FM 
Downlink2 435.300 MHz FM (low power) 


March 11 (~1000 UTC) [Eclipses return around March 12/13]

Mode V/U FM Voice Repeater (no PL tone needed)
Uplink: 145.920 MHz FM
Downlink 435.300 MHz FM

Mode L/U PacSat BBS
Uplink: 1268.703 MHz 9k6 baud
Downlink 435.150 MHz 9k6 baud