Freddy de Guchteineire ON6UG, Mirek Kasal OK2AQK and Michael Fletcher OH2AUE
performing functional testing on all receivers and transmitters.
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Bdale Garbee KB0G and Jim White WD0E performing the functional testing on RUDAK,
GPS, SCOPE, MONITOR, CEDEX and CAN-SmartNodes..
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Lyle Johnson WA7GXD is very happy about the perfect test results of the YAHU and
it's YACE camera.
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Peter Gülzow DB2OS in the Safety Room. CSG gave us permission to use our 70cm
handhelds for internal communication.
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Herman Günther is prepared to install the antennas for our 70cm repeater at the
FY5KE clubstation near the technical centre in Kourou.
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The antenna farm of the radio club of Kourou, FY5KE
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Installation of Yagi antennas for our 70cm repeater, which is used to improve
our communication between the launch area and Kourou.
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70cm FM repeater for our launch campaign. Duplex Filter kindlly donated by
PROCOM Denmark and the Repeater Controller donated by NHRC.
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Meeting in the CDL3, the blockhouse for the ARIANE 5 rocket.
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Horst Wagner DB2ZB, Peter Gülzow DB2OS, Konrad Müller DG7FDQ, Herman Günther,
Wilfried Gladisch, Jay Ramdas and Lou McFadin W5DID getting permission to enter
the BAF area.
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getting ready for the safety training in the BAF with the firemen
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Peter DB2OS jumps into the emergency escape canvas tube.
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We survived!!
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The launch table from the previous successfull ARIANE 5 launch V130 was rolled
back into the BAF.
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This is were P3-D will be finally lifted on top of the rocket together with the
other satellites.
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Unpacking of the SBS for the mechanical fit check.
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Mechanical fit check with the SBS mounted on the ASAP5 structure and the ACU
adaptor on top of it.
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Preparing to mount the bottom plates on the spacecraft
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finished HiGain antenna side, all thermal blankets are in place.
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Spacecraft removed from the rotissery and now mounted on the tridolly.
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