Re: [amsat-bb] Mime-Version: 1.0

[Bob Bruninga <bruninga@xxxxxxxx>]

On Wed, 9 Oct 2002, Sil - ZL2CIA wrote:

> NO-44's beacon signal looked like this on it's last pass over ZL.
>
> Fm W3ADO-1 To BEACON Via SGATE <UI pid=F0 Len=42 >[13:45:20]
> T#028,153,153,047,208,213,11111111,0011,1
>
> My failing memory tells me that those first two "1"s after 208,213, are a
> bad sign, and that we should not use it. Is this true?

They are a bad sign, but we have been lliving with it since the Spring.
We had made the descision that nothing we can do will prolong the life of
PCsat, so use it anyway.  Just dont even try at night, when its batteries
will be dead.  And it takes till about 10 AM or so before it is charged up
again...

> The transmitted packets start out well, but the signal strength falls off
> before the entire packet has been sent, indicating perhaps that the battery
> is discharged.

Yes, that is the problem.  THus the SHORTEST possible packet is best...

de WB4APR, Bob

PCsat:  http://www.ew.usna.edu/~bruninga/pcsat.html


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