[amsat-bb] AO-85 status?

[Hans BX2ABT]

Must be since today, because Sunday UTC I had two passes with lots of 
activity. Unfortunately I still find that signal strength is below what 
it used to be before the trouble with this bird started. The best pass 
had signal strengths of +15 dB above noise level and only 3 DUV frames 
were decoded during the whole pass. And that with my new 6 element cross 
yagi for 2 meters (used to have a horizontal 4 element yagi with LNA).

Hans

BX2ABT


On 02/04/2019 08:24 PM, Roy Dean wrote:
>> Just what is "Safe Mode"? Is it OK to make a call when the bird is in
>> safe mode?
>
> Safe mode is the beacon/TLM only, every couple of minutes.  No point in
> attempting QSO's, as the transponder will not be on.
>
> The spacecraft can be placed in Safe Mode by a control operator, or it can
> switch in automatically depending on the status of onboard systems.
>
> If you hear "Hi, this is Amateur Radio Satellite Fox-1" (or something like
> that), then the transponder is on.   If you hear "safe mode", then
> obviously the transponder will not be on.
>
> --Roy
> K3RLD
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