Copied same here.. Noticed that the battery temp was -2 C. Supposedly the battery chemistry gets wonky at zero and below. Norm n3ykf
On Sat, Mar 15, 2014 at 11:31 AM, Rick Walter <[email protected]> wrote: > I copied the following information from the controllers of AO-73 > (Funcube-1) in the Fitter messages on the last past of the satellite. > > > > "On 22 Mar 2014 at approx. 0930 UTC we are planning to switch to amateur > mode (transponder with lo pwr beacon) for at least one whole orbit. The aim > of the switch on 22 Mar is to check the effect on the satellite of > continuous amateur mode, especially battery temp" > > > 73, > > Rick - WB3CSY > > > > > -- > Sent from Rick's gmail account > _______________________________________________ > 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
