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

["hasan schiers" <schiers@xxxxxxxxxx>]

Once the batteries are completely shot, will it turn into an AO-7 and work
when in Sun, or will PCsat die completely?
I have a feeling that the batts go short, or maybe the power budget isn't
good enough to run on solar power only?

...hasan

(I'm on 145.825 listen only, full Igate 24x7 for the next "whatever".)


----- Original Message -----
From: "Bob Bruninga" <bruninga@usna.edu>
To: "Sil - ZL2CIA" <zl2cia@AMSAT.Org>
Cc: <amsat-bb@AMSAT.Org>
Sent: Wednesday, October 09, 2002 7:15 AM
Subject: Re: [amsat-bb] Mime-Version: 1.0


> 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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