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From: rjr@mgweed.UUCP (Bob Roehrig)
Newsgroups: net.ham-radio
Subject: arrl bulletin nr 44
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Date: Tue, 12-Jun-84 08:50:32 EDT
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Posted: Tue Jun 12 08:50:32 1984
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hr arrl bulletin nr 44   from arrl headquarters   newington ct
june 6 1984   to all radio amateurs  bt

uosat oscar 11 ground controllers at the university  of  surrey
switched  on  the  vita/amsat digital communications experiment
for  the  first  time.   current  drain  is  within  the  range
expected.   the  first  major  operational test was carried out
successfully when the dce was given  control  of  the  downlink
beacon.   indications  were  that  the rom based bootloader was
active and awaiting software load  commands  from  the  ground.
the first software tests were scheduled for today.  ar