Per a post on the AMSAT-F website, the EO-80 FM transponder was tested today, works, and should be activated permanently in a few weeks. The post also says that EO-79's linear transponder should be available in a few weeks as well. Its expected that the EO-80 transponder will transmit either 500 mw or 1W, so it will be very strong! http://www.amsat-f.org/spip/spip.php?article120&lang=fr