hams report arissat-1’s linear transponder is working
after its eventful deployment yesterday, arisssat-1 is definitely working. hams from all over the world have reported hearing the voice, cw and sstv transmissions. despite concerns that the uhf antenna was either missing or damaged, the linear transponder is working and some people are already making contacts with it. the august 3 deployment was delayed nearly four hours after cosmonauts sergei volkov, ru3dis, and alexander samokutyaev, expressed concerns that only one antenna -- the vhf antenna -- was visible.
