[amsat-bb] AO-73 status report

[David Johnson]

Can see data entering the warehouse again.

Happy New Year!!!

73

Dave, G4DPZ

On 31 Dec 2016 9:04 p.m., "Wouter Weggelaar" <wouterweg at gmail.com> wrote:

> Thank you for your report Ken!
>
> I will be investigating during the next pass over Europe and possibly
> rectifying the situation.
> Fingers crossed!
>
> Wouter PA3WEG
>
> On Sat, Dec 31, 2016 at 9:32 PM, GW1FKY--- via AMSAT-BB
> <amsat-bb at amsat.org> wrote:
> >
> > Just dropping a quick line to report that nothing has been heard (
> > Transponder or Dashboard )  from AO-73
> > during the evening passes over here in Europe.
> > I just monitored the latest pass 2000 2015 hrs today Saturday 31st
> > December and could hear nothing.
> > I have posted to the satellite status web pages and other stations had
> also
> >  made reports for this pass and the previous one.
> > I worked AO-73 this morning and it was active but observed very deep
> fading
> >  which I put down to the spin rate.   Looking at the graph  published the
> > spin rate was now projected to be in the same ball part as  when the
> > satellite was launched and activated.
> > Regards
> > Ken
> > GW1FKY
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