Unfortunately go-32 is end of mission! Mike DK3WN & I have been tracking this for a while now and it's solar panels cannot produce enough juice to keep the on board computer going hence why it enters emergency mode quite often :(
Shame as Bob did a good thing with Aprsing it! Chris m0dqo Www.Projectoscar.co.uk Sent from my iPhone On 21 Dec 2010, at 15:08, "Mark L. Hammond" <[email protected]> wrote: > These days GO-32 goes into a strange "emergency mode" where it > transmits something at 9600 (hard to decode)....when in this mode, it > makes constant noise...not just your normal 9600 baud "sssshhhhhh...." > sounds, either. The emergency mode sounds more like noise with > distinct "clicks" in it at regular intervals (1 sec or so?) > > When out of emergency mode, it tends to send 9600 telemetry packets > every minute or (that's close...) > > Mark N8MH > > On Tue, Dec 21, 2010 at 9:13 AM, Robert Bruninga <[email protected]> wrote: >>> I hear a lot of noise from GO32 on it's pass >>> on the beacon downlink of 435.325 . It is >>> supposed to be 9600bps , but I can't copy >>> any packet . Is the noise the packet beacon ? >> >> Probably. Ill try to take a listen today. GO-32 was abandoned >> a year? Ago due to frequent resets, but maybe they are trying to >> revive it. For the last two years of its useful life they >> enabled APRS style packet digipeating. >> >> At 9600 baud, any of the APRS mobiles and HT radios could use it >> for global messaging and digipeating. >> >> See www.aprs.org/GO32-ops.html >> >> Bob, WB4APR >> >> _______________________________________________ >> Sent via [email protected]. Opinions expressed are those of the author. >> Not an AMSAT-NA member? Join now to support the amateur satellite program! >> Subscription settings: http://amsat.org/mailman/listinfo/amsat-bb >> > > > > -- > Mark L. Hammond [N8MH] > > _______________________________________________ > Sent via [email protected]. Opinions expressed are those of the author. > Not an AMSAT-NA member? Join now to support the amateur satellite program! > Subscription settings: http://amsat.org/mailman/listinfo/amsat-bb _______________________________________________ Sent via [email protected]. Opinions expressed are those of the author. Not an AMSAT-NA member? Join now to support the amateur satellite program! Subscription settings: http://amsat.org/mailman/listinfo/amsat-bb
