JARL publishes FO-29 return-to-operations schedule

Mineo Wakita, JE9PEL reported this week that FO-29 ground controllers at JARL plan to open the satellite for amateur radio use.

FO-29 may not remain operational after eclipses due to power budget issues but operations are planned according to the following schedule when the satellite will be turned on:

Jan. UTC
16   21:00-
22   22:33-
24   10:35-
29   21:25-
31   09:30-

Feb. UTC
5     22:00-
7     10:00-
11   11:40-
12   20:53-
14   10:40-

Depending on the power budget JARL may need to selectively cancel operations. Operators are reminded to please use as low power as necessary on the uplink to complete their communications.

Mineo, JE9PEL

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