[amsat-bb] AO-95 Rx problem

Mac A. Cody maccody at att.net
Mon Dec 17 20:22:53 UTC 2018


Thanks, Paul!

Latest version of FoxTelem downloaded and installed.  I've downloaded
the data from the server and I'm now exploring and analyzing.

73,

Mac Cody / AE5PH

On 12/17/18 2:02 PM, Paul Stoetzer wrote:
> Mac,
>
> All of the telemetry can be downloaded and analyzed thoroughly through 
> FoxTelem. There are a number of graphing and mapping features built in 
> and all values can be exported to .csv files for analysis in other 
> software.
>
> 73,
>
> Paul, N8HM
>
> On Mon, Dec 17, 2018 at 14:51 Mac A. Cody <maccody at att.net 
> <mailto:maccody at att.net>> wrote:
>
>     Interesting! Didn't know that data was available on line.
>     Is there a more detailed presentation of the data in, say,
>     a spreadsheet for a greater period of time than what
>     is presented?  This would be very helpful in performing
>     any detailed analysis.  Is all of the telemetry presented
>     on the web page?  All data would be valuable in trying
>     to make any correlations.
>
>     Where in the receive chain is the RSSI measured?  Has
>     an attempt been made yet to transmit a strong signal
>     (modulated or unmodulated) during an overhead pass
>     to try to 'nudge the needle' on the RSSI meter?  Perhaps
>     successively stronger transmissions could be made to
>     see at what power level any change occurs in the RSSI
>     without applying too much power.  I recall someone
>     mentioning approaching an EME operator to attempt
>     transmitting at AO-95 with significantly more power than
>     normal.
>
>     Why does the 'Battery I32C' indicate 'FAIL' (although I see
>     that this is the same for the other FOX satellites)?
>
>     73,
>
>     Mac Cody / AE5PH
>
>     On 12/17/18 1:02 PM, H. Stephen Nipper wrote:
>     > Mac, you can look at the data coming down from the satellite and
>     maybe
>     > answer some of the questions that you asked.  To my untrained
>     eye it
>     > appears that the solar panels are all working.  I am sure that the
>     > team understands that data and what it means more than me.
>     >
>     > http://www.amsat.org/tlm/health.php?id=3&port=
>     >
>     > So if you look at RSSI line you can see the receiver. Click on it.
>     > It's flat line.
>     >
>     http://www.amsat.org/tlm/graph.php?sat=3&field=RSSI&raw=conv&reset=0&uptime=0&rows=100&port=8080
>     >
>     > On Mon, Dec 17, 2018 at 10:30 AM Mac A. Cody <maccody at att.net
>     <mailto:maccody at att.net>
>     > <mailto:maccody at att.net <mailto:maccody at att.net>>> wrote:
>     >
>     >     I'm sure that this is being considered, but I'll extend the
>     >     thought anyway:
>     >     If there has been a collision that may have damaged or
>     sheared off the
>     >     RX antenna, could other damage have occurred that might be
>     >     identifiable
>     >     via telemetry?  What I'm thinking of is possible damage to
>     one or more
>     >     solar cells.  Would damage, perhaps resulting is reduced
>     current flow
>     >     or voltage levels, be discernible through the telemetry?  Are
>     >     there other
>     >     items of the surface of AO-95 that, if damaged, might reveal
>     that
>     >     damage
>     >     through telemetry.
>     >
>     >     Thanks to all the volunteers that have worked so hard to
>     make the FOX
>     >     series an outstanding success!
>     >
>     >     73,
>     >
>     >     Mac Cody / AE5PH
>     >
>     >
>     >     On 12/16/18 10:48 PM, Jerry Buxton wrote:
>     >     > Hi Francis,
>     >     >
>     >     > That is one thing we are looking into, handily I am well
>     >     acquainted with
>     >     > the ExseedSat team lead and since we were in the deployer next
>     >     to each
>     >     > other and performing the integration together we have
>     discussed the
>     >     > possibility that we got to be too close friends somehow
>     and are
>     >     still
>     >     > that way or perhaps remained too close even to the point
>     of antenna
>     >     > deploy and perhaps interfered with each other's deploy. TLE
>     >     indicated
>     >     > separation is perhaps the only way to guesstimate that
>     though.
>     >     If it
>     >     > gives us something to maybe model or relate to past
>     missions, we
>     >     might
>     >     > be able to infer that a possible cause was that we may
>     have been
>     >     close
>     >     > for a while up to and including our antenna deploy times and
>     >     something
>     >     > may have happened as a result of that.  It would at least
>     >     provide one
>     >     > possible path to follow in looking for causes and maybe
>     (and I mean
>     >     > MAYBE) a solution.
>     >     > Keep on watching for clues, thanks!
>     >     >
>     >     > Jerry Buxton, NØJY
>     >     >
>     >     > On 12/16/2018 15:30, Francis Geraci wrote:
>     >     >> First off, I do not want to "2nd guess" the Engineering team.
>     >     >>
>     >     >> JUst read the "post" that AO-95 was still very close to
>     another
>     >     "object".
>     >     >>
>     >     >> I just was wondering,  if AO-95 is TOO close to another
>     >     "object", maybe
>     >     >> "object" is "blocking" the RX antenna, or did RX antenna get
>     >     "knocked" off ?
>     >     >>
>     >     >> Opinions ?  Everybody has them. HiHi
>     >     >>
>     >     >> Francis - W1FXX
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>     > Stephen Nipper
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