- Date: Wed, 01 Jan 2003 16:58:59 -0500
The AO-40 schedule has been modified to activate the 24 GHz K-band
transmitter. From MA 126 to 128 both the S2 and K middle beacons only will
be active. From MA 128 to 132 both the S2 & K transmitters will be active
on the U/L uplink passbands. The last time the K-Tx was active, it was
noted to have suffered a partial power loss suggesting that one of the
output transistors may have failed. We will monitor its function to see if
this condition has changed. Please report your successes/failures to the
amsat-bb. We are holding ALON/ALAT at nominal 0/0, but ALAT has been
drifting slightly positive (~1 deg), which will slightly favor northern
hemisphere users.
N QST AMSAT AO-40 S2 DOWNLINK @=VARIABLE 2003-01-01
MA 002 050 110@ 126 128 132 200 244 002
---------7-----1-----3-----2-----6-----4-----5-----0-----7
MB | * | * | | S/K | S/K | * | * | |
RUDAK | | | * | | | | | |
V-Rx | | | * | | | | | * |
U-Rx | * | * | | * | | * | * | |
Passband | | UL | | | UL | UL | | |
Happy 2003 !!!
---W4SM for the AO-40 command team
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Stacey E. Mills, W4SM WWW: http://www.cstone.net/~w4sm/ham1.html
Charlottesville, VA PGP key: http://www.cstone.net/~w4sm/key
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