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I sent a complete “run” of tones (each twice); I heard some acknowledgments but not sure if I heard
all of them. 73 to all de robert, NH7WN

2012-03-12 20:47 UTC ...........0002100009000ff NH7WN

A good strong beacon from Compass this morning. I received this before I sent the commands so the battery heater was already off.
All commands accepted after the beacon. All commands accepted also last night in eclipse. (1007UT pass.)
73 Alan, ZL2BX

2012-03-12 21:07 UTC FF301086000000200000900006 ZL2BX
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Solar Cell Voltage      5.00 V
Solar Panel 6 Cur (+Z)      301.18 mA
Solar Panel 2 Cur (+Y)      0.00 mA
Solar Panel 3 Cur (-X)      0.00 mA
Solar Panel 4 Cur (-Y)      840.78 mA
Solar Panel 5 Cur (-Z)      100.39 mA
EPS Reset Counter       0 
Power Level             Critical Battery Capacity 
Heater Active           Battery Heater OFF 
Power Safe Counter      0 
Emergency Mode Counter  0 
Battery Voltage         2.82 V
Battery Current         0.00 mA
Battery Temperature     6 °C

Two beacons from Compass on my 2339 UT 16 deg pass this morning. The first was at AOS so I only received the second half of the beacon. 73 Alan ZL2BX

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Solar Cell Voltage      0.00 V
Solar Panel 6 Cur (+Z)      0.00 mA
Solar Panel 2 Cur (+Y)      0.00 mA
Solar Panel 3 Cur (-X)      0.00 mA
Solar Panel 4 Cur (-Y)      0.00 mA
Solar Panel 5 Cur (-Z)      0.00 mA
EPS Reset Counter       0 
Power Level             Critical Battery Capacity 
Heater Active           Battery Heater OFF 
Power Safe Counter      0 
Emergency Mode Counter  0 
Battery Voltage         3.14 V
Battery Current         0.00 mA
Battery Temperature     4 °C

2012-03-12 22:50 UTC FF064018060000200000900007 ZL2BX
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Solar Cell Voltage      5.00 V
Solar Panel 6 Cur (+Z)      37.65 mA
Solar Panel 2 Cur (+Y)      0.00 mA
Solar Panel 3 Cur (-X)      37.65 mA
Solar Panel 4 Cur (-Y)      150.59 mA
Solar Panel 5 Cur (-Z)      401.57 mA
EPS Reset Counter       0 
Power Level             Critical Battery Capacity 
Heater Active           Battery Heater OFF 
Power Safe Counter      0 
Emergency Mode Counter  0 
Battery Voltage         2.82 V
Battery Current         0.00 mA
Battery Temperature     7 °C

I also grabbed a weak beacon at LOS on the 09:25 UTC pass. All commands I sent were confirmed from COMPASS. Mike, DK3WN

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