[amsat-bb] FM xpndr up again? (10/13 0913Z)

[Jeff A. Boyd]

On Mon, 12 Oct 2015 08:45:14 -0400, Joe Fitzgerald <jfitzgerald at alum.wpi.edu> wrote:

> 
> On 10/12/2015 7:49 AM, Jeff A. Boyd wrote:
> > I didn't expect it to be up, only to hear the test recording. Was this an unannounced activation, or were there just people
> > hitting it unscheduled?
> >
> 
> The spacecraft is still in the testing phase and not considered
> operational.  If you find the transponder on, please feel free to use
> it, but it may be changed to high speed data or safe mode at any time.
> 
> See:
> 
> http://amsat.org/pipermail/amsat-bb/2015-October/055429.html

Okay, thanks for the clarification -- I didn't want to transmit to it without knowing for sure whether or not it's officially
sanctioned. 

73!

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