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Hi all,

Telecon tomorrow (Jan. 23 in North America, Jan. 24 in Australia) at the regular time: 5 pm Eastern (2 pm Pacific, noon Hawaii, 23.00 European,
9 am Eastern Australia).  We&#39;ve set up and have been testing out the new Raveon M8S data modems in the lab, and we&#39;ve set up for more drop tests
with a revised full spar frame (although bad weather has precluded doing drop testing itself over the past 2 weeks), new Hamamatsu and Thorlabs
photodiodes are now here in Victoria and are to be tested, and progress on AIFCOMSS station-keeping prediction/simulation software.  More
discussion items for tomorrow&#39;s telecon include: flight/telescope plans and tests; construction and lab tests of the new gondolas/payloads;
light sources and light source modelling; goniometric and pre- and post-flight calibration; propulsion work; nanosat bus and payload solid
models; computing / website / TWiki forums and e-mails; grant applications; and recap of schedules. I&#39;ll send a progress report before the
telecon tomorrow.

Here&#39;s how to connect:

  1) Open Skype on your computer (note that of course, you should first install Skype, http://www.skype.com, on your machine if you haven&#39;t
already).<br>
  2) In the &#34;Contacts&#34; menu, add me ( jalbertuvic ) as a contact, if you haven&#39;t already.<br>
  3) Just wait for me to Skype-call you at the usual time (5 pm Eastern, 2 pm Pacific, etc).<br>
  4) If there is any trouble, or if you don&#39;t get a Skype-call for some reason and would like to join, please just send me an e-mail
(jalbert@uvic.ca).

Here&#39;s the tentative agenda:

  I) Flight & telescope plans, and upcoming tests<br>
 II) Construction, drop tests, and other tests of the new gondola and payload<br>
III) Diffused light source and its modelling, pre- and post-flight calibration, and goniometric calibrations<br>
 IV) Solid modelling<br>
  V) Computing/website, including recent flight control and simulation progress<br>
 VI) Grant applications<br>
VII) AOB

Talk to you all tomorrow, thanks!!!<br>
justin

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JPG	ALTAIRParafoilWithModifiedFullSparFrame.JPG	r1	manage	3112.5 K	2020-01-23 - 21:20	UnknownUser	A full frame of 3 fibreglass spars + 1 (thicker, heavier, and hopefully less bendy) nylon spar placed over the vents
JPG	ALTAIRRaveonM8SDataModemsRadioManagerTesting.JPG	r1	manage	2209.5 K	2020-01-23 - 21:23	UnknownUser	The two new 144 MHz Raveon M8S data modem transceivers wired up, with one being tested with the Raveon Radio Manager program that runs on a PC with RS232 connection

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