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Subj: AO-16 PACSAT Update - Satellite Back On
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AMSAT News Service Bulletin 343.01
>From AMSAT HQ SILVER SPRING, MD.
December 9, 2007
To All RADIO AMATEURS
BID: $ANS-343.01
After several months of silence, Amsat Oscar 16 (PACSAT) was commanded
back ON on November 8, 2007. The satellite is transmitting on TX A at
437.024 MHz (+/- Doppler). Please note this transmitter is LHCP (left
hand circular polarity).
Recent attempts to reload the AO-16 satellite operating system and
housekeeping tasks have thus far been unsuccessful. Harold Price, NK6K,
Jim White, WD0E, Bruce Rahn, WB9ANQ, and Mark Hammond, N8MH are analyzing
dumps of the spacecraft memory. This analysis and additional testing will
continue for the next week or two before additional attempts to reload the
spacecraft are attempted.
AO-16 is, however, very alive and sending MBL telemetry! Thanks to all
who have submitted MBL telemetry data. Please continue to send your AO-16
MBL telemetry files in KISS format to: telemetry AT quagliana DOT com.
Thanks to Douglas Quagliana, KA2UPW for serving as telemetry coordinator.
The AO-16 Command Team is especially interested in telemetry collected
while AO-16 transitions into and out of eclipse.
Mike Rupprecht, DK3WN, has just released the AO-16 PACSAT MBL telemetry
decoder. This very fine decoder may be downloaded from:
www.dk3wn.info/files/ao16mbl.zip
The program is intuitive, and the output of the KISS telemetry files in
graphic format is excellent. Now, AO-16 "telemetry hunters" can view the
MBL telemetry files. Thank you, Mike, DK3WN, for the speedy development
and release of this useful telemetry tool.
Wouter Jan Ubbels, PE4WJ has also included decoding of the 7 short 2-byte
MBL telemetry frames from AO-16 in the latest release of Warbler, an AO-16
soundcard demodulator program (v1.0.3 Beta). Telemetry frames are included
in the .kss file which Warbler creates, and can be viewed with DK3WN's MBL
telemetry decoder. The latest version of Warbler is available at:
http://home.casema.nl/b.ubbels/Warbler.htm
Further announcements and updates from the AO-16 Command Team can be
expected in the coming weeks.
[ANS thanks Drew, KO4MA; Mark, N8MH on behalf of the AO-16 Command Team
and Wouter Jan Ubbels, PE4WJ for the above information]
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