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From: abfhb@stdvax.DNET.NASA.GOV
Newsgroups: rec.radio.info
Followup-To: rec.radio.amateur.misc
Subject: SAREX Packet Ops
Message-ID: <$sts-55.016@ampr.org>
References: <9305010220.AA28003@east.gsfc.nasa.gov>
Date: 1 May 93 02:20:02 GMT
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Approved: rec-radio-info@ve6mgs.ampr.ab.ca

SB SAREX @ AMSAT $STS-55.016
SAREX Packet Ops

May 1, 1993 @ 02:00
To all radio amateurs:

The SAREX Operations team at the Johnson Space Center have recently drafted 
a flight note to the STS-55 crew asking them to turn on the SAREX packet 
robot.  This has been approved by the Shuttle flight operations team and 
has been uplinked to the crew.  While the SAREX Working Group cannot 
guarantee that the packet robot will be turned on, we anticipate that it 
will be operating over the next few days.  

SAREX packet operations are conducted on the following frequencies:

Downlink:   145.55 MHz
Uplink:     144.49 MHz

Please listen on the downlink frequency for Shuttle packet activity BEFORE 
sending uplink packets.

Station Callsign:  W5RRR-1

Those of you who have been listening to the Shuttle downlink from NASA 
select and WA3NAN are well aware that NASA has made a concerted effort over 
the past few days to conserve power on the Shuttle.  This was being 
performed in an attempt to extend the mission an additional day.  SAREX 
packet activity has been also curtailed over the past few days as part of 
this power conservation effort.  Although this power conservation activity is 
still in progress, the crew was given the go ahead to turn on the packet 
robot. 

Good luck and 73,

Frank H. Bauer, KA3HDO for the SAREX working group

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