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AMSAT-SM-nätet 16/1 2011

Hej!

Dagens nät på 3740 Khz klockan 10.00

Deltagare
SM4EFW
SM4JLX
SM5HL
SM6NZV
SM7WSJ

*SO-67 varit igång igen
http://amsatsa.org.za/

*Funcube dongle

(Howard skriver på Amsatlistan)

A few minutes after Friday’s sale, I had a purchaser change their mind, so rather than add the spare unit to the next sale, I’m making it generally available with all proceeds from the sale going towards AMSAT-UK launches.

Although every FUNcube Dongle sold adds to the AMSAT-UK coffers, this special unit, serial number 200, is sold with the added bonus that your name or callsign will be etched into the FUNcube spacecraft when it’s launched in the next few months.

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=130475888400

73, Howard G6LVB

*Rymdfärjan (Video om hur dom hanterar färjan på marken.)

http://www.youtube.com/watch_popup?v=KZrFC988Thc

*HO-68 problem.

In this week I received many reports from all over the world about faults of HO-68 telemetry beacon. After we analyzed situation of the satellite, we think that the software of payload management MPU was not running properly, the communication of onboard data bus between payload management MPU and the satellite management
unit was stopped because of the software crashes. It led to the beacon problem and abnormal switch of transponder.

Today we switched the satellite into safety mode at 0300Z , turn off most of onboard units, and then we re-powered up at 0440Z, the satellite was back to normal operating mode, so far the beacon operates normally.

We will not upload command to the satellite for transponder operating skeds of next week, we will monitor continually in next week. Please send your report if you find any abnormal operation of HO-68.

73!

Alan Kung, BA1DU
HO-68(XW-1) Project Manager
www.camsat.cn

73 Håkan SM7WSJ

By SM0TGU

Webmaster and member of the AMSAT-SM steering group.

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