AO-51 software crash - reload/reboot in progress

Drew, KO4MA AMSAT-NA Vice President of Operations reported that at 1848Z on October 11 the software on
AO-51 crashed and shut down both transmitters.

The repeater and BBS have been down for several days while the command stations reload and restart the software.

On October 17, Drew reported on progress by the AO-51 Operations Team, "We are making good progress in reloading the software necessary to run AO-51, although it was a bit of a rocky start.

"The control stations hope to have AO-51 reloaded by the weekend of October 20-21. As we reload and restart operations on the satellite we will be able to better predict its return to service."

Interested stations can use their TlmEcho software to watch progress on the 435.150 MHz downlink. This downlink may only be on over the Southeastern US depending on how far along the reloading has proceeded.

Drew, KO4MA