FO-29

FO-29 Solar Array Current Graph #5

 10 Sep 2011
 23 Sep 2012
 24 Sep 2012

 
Re: FO-29 status 10 Sep 2011
From: Frank Wiesenmeyer
To: Mineo Wakita
Date: Sat, 10 Sep 2011 17:19:32 -0500

Hi Mineo:

I hope all is OK in JAPAN these days. We don't get much news these days about the NUCLEAR accident.
Our weather has been very hot and dry and we need lots of rain to fill up our lake again.
No bad storms, so we are grateful for that. Now that Fallis almost here the temperature
has dropped a great deal to about 75oF or 24oC.

Enclosed is recent data from FO-29. The TELEMETRY has many errors and needs a reset:

69  4C  96  91  9F  74  EE  EC  EE  EE  E8  20:44 UTC
6D  60  98  91  E1  82  EE  EB  ED  ED  48  20:54 UTC
6F  61  9A  93  F1  8B  ED  EB  ED  ED  E9  20:57 UTC

Performance of the bird seems normal.  
Eclipses are getting longer so I hope the battery continues to function normally.
Are you on the air on any of the HF DX bands?
Look foreward to hearing from you again soon.

73 for now,
Frank K9CIS




 
Re: FO-29 TELEMETRY
From: Frank Wiesenmeyer
To: Mineo Wakita
Date: Sun, 23 Sep 2012 16:33:04 -0500

Hello Mineo:

I was copying FO-29 TE last night to see how the battery is doing with
35 minute eclipses for 106 minute orbital period. It seems to be doing
well in darkness as the attached TE indicates.

Hope you are doing OK after the Tsunami damage to your power plants.
I think it could have been worse, but it was bad enough.
Hope they keep making progress and the environment is safe there in Tokyo.

73 for now,

Frank K9CIS


> TELEMETRY FROM FRANK K9CIS DECATUR, IL USA 9-23-12 FROM 04:13 UTC TO 04:25 UTC
> 01  81  7D  7C  87  6E  F9  F7  F8  F9  F7   04:13:28 Beginning of Pass
> 01  81  7D  7C  87  8D  F9  F7  F9  F9  F7   04:14:18
> 62  4F  88  86  93  83  FC  FF  FC  FC  F7   04:24:12
> 69  4F  8A  88  94  6F  FC  FF  FC  FC  F7   04:25:01 End of Pass
> 
> IBAT   =  528.4 mA discharging beginning of pass in darkness
> IBAT   = -451.2 mA  charging end of pass end of pass in sunlight
> VBAT   =   13.45V beginning of the pass in darkness
> VBAT   =   14.8V end of pass in sunlight
> ISOLAR = 1029 mA end of pass in sunlight
> 35 Minute eclipse (darkness) for 103 minute orbital period

 
RE: FO-29 TELEMETRY
From: Frank Wiesenmeyer
To: Mineo Wakita
Date: Sun, 23 Sep 2012 16:33:04 -0500

Hello Mineo:

I was copying FO-29 TE last night to see how the battery is doing with
35 minute eclipses for 106 minute orbital period. It seems to be doing
well in darkness as the attached TE indicates.

Hope you are doing OK after the Tsunami damage to your power plants.
I think it could have been worse, but it was bad enough.
Hope they keep making progress and the environment is safe there in Tokyo.

73 for now,

Frank K9CIS


> TELEMETRY FROM FRANK K9CIS DECATUR, IL USA 9-23-12 FROM 04:13 UTC TO 04:25 UTC
> 01  81  7D  7C  87  6E  F9  F7  F8  F9  F7   04:13:28 Beginning of Pass
> 01  81  7D  7C  87  8D  F9  F7  F9  F9  F7   04:14:18
> 62  4F  88  86  93  83  FC  FF  FC  FC  F7   04:24:12
> 69  4F  8A  88  94  6F  FC  FF  FC  FC  F7   04:25:01 End of Pass
> 
> IBAT   =  528.4 mA discharging beginning of pass in darkness
> IBAT   = -451.2 mA  charging end of pass end of pass in sunlight
> VBAT   =   13.45V beginning of the pass in darkness
> VBAT   =   14.8V end of pass in sunlight
> ISOLAR = 1029 mA end of pass in sunlight
> 35 Minute eclipse (darkness) for 103 minute orbital period