COMPASS lucky beacons

… just heard a very good sounding beacon from COMPASS. :-)

07.09.2008 09:50UTC    70074030370000210100b807ff
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Solar Cell Voltage     2.20 V
Solar Panel 6 Cur      43.92 mA
Solar Panel 2 Cur      0.00 mA
Solar Panel 3 Cur      345.10 mA
Solar Panel 4 Cur      301.18 mA
Solar Panel 5 Cur      401.57 mA
EPS Reset Counter      0 
Power Level            Critical Battery Capacity 
Heater Active          Battery Heater ON 
Power Safe Counter     1 
Emergency Mode Counter     0 
Battery Voltage        3.61 V
Battery Current        43.92 mA
Battery Temperature     -1 °C

Voltage increased and powersafe counter as well. That means no reset during the last eclipse.
Can somebody try to send the commands, please ????

1127 UTC very low pass

07.09.2008 11:27UTC    70074030370000210100..0702
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Solar Cell Voltage     2.20 V
Solar Panel 6 Cur      43.92 mA
Solar Panel 2 Cur      0.00 mA
Solar Panel 3 Cur      345.10 mA
Solar Panel 4 Cur      301.18 mA
Solar Panel 5 Cur      401.57 mA
EPS Reset Counter      0 
Power Level            Critical Battery Capacity 
Heater Active          Battery Heater ON 
Power Safe Counter     1 
Emergency Mode Counter     0 
Battery Voltage        ???
Battery Current        43.92 mA
Battery Temperature     2 °C

1907 UTC 21° elev pass
1910 UTC end of eclipse
1914 UTC all commands successfully sent and confirmed but no beacon heard

2041 UTC 51° elev pass
2041 UTC in AOS rest of the beacon heard (still in eclipse) ….00100bb1305
2047 UTC end of eclipse
2048 UTC all commands sent and confirmed
2050 UTC again all commands sent and confirmed
2051 UTC beacon: 00 compass 59077318111700210100b91300

07.09.2008 20:51UTC    59077318111700210100b91300
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Solar Cell Voltage     1.75 V
Solar Panel 6 Cur      43.92 mA
Solar Panel 2 Cur      144.31 mA
Solar Panel 3 Cur      106.67 mA
Solar Panel 4 Cur      150.59 mA
Solar Panel 5 Cur      721.57 mA
EPS Reset Counter      0 
Power Level            Critical Battery Capacity 
Heater Active          Battery Heater ON 
Power Safe Counter     1 
Emergency Mode Counter     0 
Battery Voltage        3.63 V
Battery Current        119.22 mA
Battery Temperature     0 °C

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Tetsu, JA0CAW: Dear COMPASS Team, I received COMPASS 2 Beacon. The recording DATA and MP3 is sent.

07.09.2008 10:58UTC    70074030370000200100BB0707
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Solar Cell Voltage     2.20 V
Solar Panel 6 Cur      43.92 mA
Solar Panel 2 Cur      0.00 mA
Solar Panel 3 Cur      345.10 mA
Solar Panel 4 Cur      301.18 mA
Solar Panel 5 Cur      401.57 mA
EPS Reset Counter      0 
Power Level            Critical Battery Capacity 
Heater Active          Battery Heater OFF 
Power Safe Counter     1 
Emergency Mode Counter     0 
Battery Voltage        3.67 V
Battery Current        43.92 mA
Battery Temperature     7 °C

07.09.2008 11:08UTC    70074030370000210100BB0702
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Solar Cell Voltage     2.20 V
Solar Panel 6 Cur      43.92 mA
Solar Panel 2 Cur      0.00 mA
Solar Panel 3 Cur      345.10 mA
Solar Panel 4 Cur      301.18 mA
Solar Panel 5 Cur      401.57 mA
EPS Reset Counter      0 
Power Level            Critical Battery Capacity 
Heater Active          Battery Heater ON 
Power Safe Counter     1 
Emergency Mode Counter     0 
Battery Voltage        3.67 V
Battery Current        43.92 mA
Battery Temperature     2 °C

Iji, JA6PL: HELLO, I received the data.
00 COMPASS 70074030370000200100BB0706 at 07.09.2008 12:35UTC by JA6PL(PM53IU)
VY CONG ! 73

07.09.2008 12:35UTC    70074030370000200100BB0706
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Solar Cell Voltage     2.20 V
Solar Panel 6 Cur      43.92 mA
Solar Panel 2 Cur      0.00 mA
Solar Panel 3 Cur      345.10 mA
Solar Panel 4 Cur      301.18 mA
Solar Panel 5 Cur      401.57 mA
EPS Reset Counter      0 
Power Level            Critical Battery Capacity 
Heater Active          Battery Heater OFF 
Power Safe Counter     1 
Emergency Mode Counter     0 
Battery Voltage        3.67 V
Battery Current        43.92 mA
Battery Temperature     6 °C

Bob, W1ICW: First confirmation of my own commands heard at 14:39 UTC
Sent all commands and received confirmation every time. Also heard several other confirmations, so others were sending commands as well. Beacon heard approx 14:43, and contained the following telemetry:

07.09.2008 14:45UTC    A5087417221800210800BB0002
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Solar Cell Voltage     3.24 V
Solar Panel 6 Cur      50.20 mA
Solar Panel 2 Cur      150.59 mA
Solar Panel 3 Cur      213.33 mA
Solar Panel 4 Cur      144.31 mA
Solar Panel 5 Cur      727.84 mA
EPS Reset Counter      0 
Power Level            Critical Battery Capacity 
Heater Active          Battery Heater ON 
Power Safe Counter     8 
Emergency Mode Counter     0 
Battery Voltage        3.67 V
Battery Current        0.00 mA
Battery Temperature     2 °C

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Just copied identical telemetry on the 1616 UTC pass. Several sets of commands sent and confirmed.

compass A5087417221800210800BB0002

Robert, NH7WN:
at 1944 UTC : COMPASS 59 07 73 18 11 17 00 21 01 00 BB 13 03
I sent tones numerous times!!

Alan, ZL2BX: Hi Mike, home again and back in business re Compass.
Sent your new revised commands at 2131 UT and all acknowledged OK.
Compass had just started a beacon at AOS and I received another one 10 min later. Both identical data except for battery temperature as shown below.

07.09.2008 21:28UTC    59077318111700200100BB1306
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Solar Cell Voltage     1.75 V
Solar Panel 6 Cur      43.92 mA
Solar Panel 2 Cur      144.31 mA
Solar Panel 3 Cur      106.67 mA
Solar Panel 4 Cur      150.59 mA
Solar Panel 5 Cur      721.57 mA
EPS Reset Counter      0 
Power Level            Critical Battery Capacity 
Heater Active          Battery Heater OFF 
Power Safe Counter     1 
Emergency Mode Counter     0 
Battery Voltage        3.67 V
Battery Current        119.22 mA
Battery Temperature     6  °C


07.09.2008 21:39UTC    59077318111700200100BB1308
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Solar Cell Voltage     1.75 V
Solar Panel 6 Cur      43.92 mA
Solar Panel 2 Cur      144.31 mA
Solar Panel 3 Cur      106.67 mA
Solar Panel 4 Cur      150.59 mA
Solar Panel 5 Cur      721.57 mA
EPS Reset Counter      0 
Power Level            Critical Battery Capacity 
Heater Active          Battery Heater OFF 
Power Safe Counter     1 
Emergency Mode Counter     0 
Battery Voltage        3.67 V
Battery Current        119.22 mA
Battery Temperature     8 °C

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