The Echo (AO-51) command team says that because no tsunami relief-related emergency message traffic has been seen on the AO-51 Packsat Broadcast Protocol BBS (PBBS), it’s configured the satellite to permit normal FM repeater and 9k6 digital operation.<\/p>\n
“The plan is to run in this mode until the end of January, unless word is received from the disaster area that a different setup would be useful,” said the AO-51 command team’s Mike Kingery, KE4AZN. “Anyone who can help contact those in the disaster area and inform them of the satellite resource is encouraged to do so.”
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\nKingery says that if another AO-51 configuration can benefit the disaster relief effort, AMSAT will adjust the satellite’s operating mode accordingly.<\/p>\n
Because the switch to solely digital store-and-forward operation pre-empted the satellite’s use in FM repeater mode for Kid’s Day January 2, AMSAT now plans to reschedule its Kid’s Day activity on the satellite for an as-yet-unannounced Saturday in February.<\/p>\n
The AO-51 FM voice uplink is 145.920 MHz (with 67 Hz CTCSS tone required); downlink is 435.300 MHz. The 9k6 digital PBBS uplink is 145.860 MHz FM; downlink is 435.150 MHz FM.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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