[HamSat] Echo Update 7-6-04

[Timothy Pickett]

Check the echo link for available software.

Tim KG8OC

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "KA8VIT" <ka8vit at ix.netcom.com>
To: "Timothy Pickett" <timp at speednetllc.com>; "Ham Satellites (Modes, Freqs,
etc.)." <hamsat at mailman.qth.net>
Sent: Tuesday, July 06, 2004 8:35 AM
Subject: Re: [HamSat] Echo Update 7-6-04


> Is there any soundcard software for telemetry collection
> and decoding ?
>
> 73,
>
> Bill  KA8VIT
> ka8vit at ix.netcom.com
>
> *********** REPLY SEPARATOR  ***********
>
> On 7/6/2004 at 8:24 AM Timothy Pickett wrote:
>
> >The first sets of  Whole Orbit Data (WOD) from the satellite have been
> >collected and analysis is continuing.  Jim White, WD0E, says, "We have
> >looked at the WOD collected after we adjusted the solar panel set point
to
> >what we determined would be close to the optimum point.  It resulted in
> >nearly double the peak power input from the panels on the following
> orbit."
> >Currently the solar panels are producing nearly 20W peak, 16W average in
> >the
> >sun.  The WOD shows that ECHO's attitude motion is complex.  The torque
> rod
> >is
> >clearly magnetized with the polarity that has the -Z down in the northern
> >hemisphere.
> >
> >The Command Team would like to thank everyone that has sent in ECHO
> >telemetry to date.  The data has already proven useful in the
> commissioning
> >effort.  A new web page is now available for submitting telemetry data.
> The
> >web page also includes options for retrieving and graphing archived
> >telemetry data.  The new ECHO telemetry archive web page is
> >http://www.coloradosatellite.com/echo
> >
> >The TlmEcho program has an updated coefficients file available and
version
> >1.03 will be available for downloading on 06 July 2004 from
> >http://www.amsat.org/amsat-new/echo/tlm_decode.php
> >
>
> Bill Chaikin, KA8VIT
> ka8vit at ix.netcom.com
> www.qsl.net/ka8vit
>
>
>
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