[amsat-bb] Re: Chibis-M?

[Simon Pack]

Hi,

I still receive Chibis-M (RS-39) on 435.315 in the late evenings. However, 
it isn't downlinking in morse code anymore. It sounds like it is downlinking 
data in a BPSK format, which I've not tried decoding.
Another point to note is that it doesn't start downlinking until a long time 
into its pass. Presumably it is saving its battery power until its footprint 
is over Russia. Downlinking is also not continuous.

One thing to be careful about is not to mistakenly receive Yubileiny (RS-30) 
which is also using the same morse code telemetry format on 435.315, and can 
sometimes be above the horizon at the same time as Chibis-M.

73's, Simon, G7WIQ

----- Original Message ----- 
From: <normn3ykf at stny.rr.com>
To: "Amsat" <amsat-bb at amsat.org>; "John Heath" <g7hia at btinternet.com>
Sent: Sunday, February 05, 2012 3:17 PM
Subject: [amsat-bb] Re: Chibis-M?


> Not heard on either freq last night either.
> 73 es gud listening Norm n3ykf
> ---- John Heath <g7hia at btinternet.com> wrote:
>> Hi,
>>
>> Any UK stations copied Chibis-M ?
>>
>> 73 John G7HIA
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