[amsat-bb] FINALLY -- STMsat-1 lack of signals explained

[M5AKA]

Okay on the glue, I'd forgotten they were using that. 

I'd have expected the transmitter to activate after a fixed period of time and hence to transmit into what may be a folded antenna although that may still radiate enough to produce a trace on the ground ?
Anyway that aside the team did a tremendous job in involving the whole school in different aspects of the project. The many reports in the media on the project showed how satellite construction and space communications can be taught to a far younger age group than might have previously been imaged.

Satellite development is extremely challenging and I'm sure all the students involved will have learned a great deal.

Let's hope the glue eventually melts and the battery still works.

73 Trevor M5AKA 

    On Wednesday, 18 May 2016, 18:53, John Brier <johnbrier at gmail.com> wrote:
 

 One of the official reps on Facebook said it has no command ability.

If you read that last tweet carefully, it doesn't say "I *was* set
to..." it says "I am set." That means it was probably set to do that
before launch.

I read an article on Tumblr about it that said the antenna was set to
deploy by using hot glue to hold it, and after some minutes the sun
would melt it. That may have changed.

John KG4AKV

On Wed, May 18, 2016 at 1:47 PM, M5AKA via AMSAT-BB <amsat-bb at amsat.org> wrote:
> Bob, I also look forward to hearing it but if you think about it, if after two days there is still no power and no antenna then it can't be commanded on ?
>
> 73 Trevor M5AKA
>
>    On Wednesday, 18 May 2016, 18:37, Bob <WB4SON at gmail.com> wrote:
>
>
>  The Twitter Account (@STMSAT11) just announced the following:
>
> "I am set to turn on when I am stable, have power, and my antennae is
> deployed. Thanks for being patient with me!"
>
> That explains why nothing has been heard so far.  Glad that very important
> piece of information is out there now.
>
> Hopefully they will announce when things have been turned on.
>
> 73, Bob, WB4SON
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