[amsat-bb] AO-85 is still kicking...

[Mark L. Hammond]

Burns, Please email the author and ask him to add it back! Same problem here


Mark N8MH

On Fri, Jun 7, 2019 at 5:36 PM Burns Fisher via AMSAT-BB <amsat-bb at amsat.org>
wrote:

> I'm not sure if this has to do with AO-85 being off for so long, but does
> anyone else using the SatSat iPhone app to track satellites find that AO-85
> is listed but with no tracking info?  I checked the AMSAT keps page and
> AO-85 is still there.
>
> 73,
>
> Burns, WB1FJ
>
> On Fri, Jun 7, 2019 at 8:20 AM Andrew Glasbrenner via AMSAT-BB <
> amsat-bb at amsat.org> wrote:
>
> > AO-85 was commanded on again about 1200Z this morning. Repeater is on,
> but
> > so far no DUV telemetry, so IHU must not be working. Also, repeater isn't
> > dropping between uplinks as it should in this mode. We left it on, feel
> > free
> > to use while you can. Reports too please!
> >
> > 73, Drew KO4MA
> > AMSAT VP Operations
> >
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: AMSAT-BB <amsat-bb-bounces at amsat.org> On Behalf Of Andrew
> > Glasbrenner
> > via AMSAT-BB
> > Sent: Thursday, June 06, 2019 10:07 PM
> > To: amsat-bb at amsat.org
> > Cc: ans-editor at amsat.org
> > Subject: [amsat-bb] AO-85 is still kicking...
> >
> > Mark, N8MH and I did some testing tonight on AO-85 as it is almost back
> in
> > full sun. The transmitter and COR repeater came on, but not the
> > telemetry/IHU. Repeater sounded good but stayed keyed without an uplink
> > signal. We shut the transmitter back off since that was an unexpected
> > state.
> > We'll do some more testing tomorrow.
> >
> >
> >
> > 73, Drew KO4MA
> >
> > AMSAT VP Operations
> >
> >
> >
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Mark L. Hammond [N8MH]