Re: [amsat-bb] fo-20's current status

["David M. Tipton, PhD" <tiptond@xxxxxxx>]

I was in a QSO (Actually a rag chew) with someone yesterday at the 
5(APPROX)pm local pass and it went dead on us.  Seems that the Mexican 
taxis zapped us as well...

I just started using this one a few weeks ago.. Boy am I gonna miss it.

Dave, N8KXA

At 03:49 9/15/00 -0700, ke6qis wrote:
>   well its definatly looking like fo-20's batterys are shot. i ran
>the whole 09/15 0330 pst pass and no downlink or transponder
>noise.
>  as soon as the bird went over the pole, and got a little sun it came
>up after a minute.
>   the fo-20 command team wasn't too far off when they said the batterys
>will be failing soon. what a bummer. the taxis arent helping much.
>   hows the day runs anyone?
>nnnnn
>Alan Bethel KE6QIS
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