COMPASS-1

Bob, W1ICW:
Commands acknowledged at or near TCA. CW beacon sounds weak this morning somehow. CO-65 ( Cute 1.7+ APDII ) sounds about right, so I don’t think it was my setup.
I also noticed a weak and unmodulated carrier before the beacon started. It was satellite based as it had doppler shift on it. Following data copied from beacon:

27.08.2008 14:39UTC    ff0461000700002100009000ff
---------------------------------------------------
Solar Cell Voltage     5.00 V
Solar Panel 6 Cur      25.10 mA
Solar Panel 2 Cur      0.00 mA
Solar Panel 3 Cur      43.92 mA
Solar Panel 4 Cur      0.00 mA
Solar Panel 5 Cur      608.63 mA
EPS Reset Counter      0
Power Level            Critical Battery Capacity
Heater Active          Battery Heater ON
Power Safe Counter     0
Emergency Mode Counter     0
Battery Voltage        2.82 V
Battery Current        0.00 mA
Battery Temperature     -1 °C

Leave a Reply