[FADCA] SuitSat-1

[Aa4mi at aol.com]

Hi,
 
As reported earlier, the SuitSat-1 is no longer functioning.  It  stopped 
working shortly after its release.
 
This is what I had predicted at the LMARS meeting.  These "untested"  
experiments are definitely fun to try.  However they have not been  "proof-tested" 
prior to their impromptu implementation.  I stated that the  batteries are 
exposed to extreme cold on the "shadeside" and extreme heat on the  "sunside" can 
prove to be unreliable.
 
I suspect that the  batteries may have ruptured but I do not have any  
substantiation for my conclusion.  Nor do I think any will be  forthcoming.
 
But do not give up hope.  There is still another space suit aboard ISS  that 
can be jettisoned.
I do not think there is another transmitter available to attach to it for  
the ham bands.  
 
However there may be another handheld available that is  expendable.
 
73,
Carl, AA4MI