[amsat-bb] Re: Last pass Fitter Message from AO-73 regarding transponder

[Lizeth Norman]

Copied same here.. Noticed that the battery temp was -2 C. Supposedly the
battery chemistry gets wonky at zero and below.
Norm n3ykf


On Sat, Mar 15, 2014 at 11:31 AM, Rick Walter <wb3csy at gmail.com> wrote:

> I copied the following information from the controllers of AO-73
> (Funcube-1) in the Fitter messages on the last past of the satellite.
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> "On 22 Mar 2014 at approx. 0930 UTC we are planning to switch to amateur
> mode (transponder with lo pwr beacon) for at least one whole orbit. The aim
> of the switch on 22 Mar is to check the effect on the satellite of
> continuous amateur mode, especially battery temp"
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> 73,
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> Rick - WB3CSY
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