Erica, W7WXRSome unfortunate news in the latest AMSAT bulletin for Satellite hams working digi modes on FO-29 which recently became active again due to being in 24 hour sunlight. Per the article, "Although the FO-29 linear transponder is technically capable of passing narrowband digital signals such as FT8, FT4, PSK31, or Olivia, such operations are not permitted under the satellite’s original licensing from Japanese authorities. The transponder is explicitly licensed for SSB and CW modes only."
I have worked a fair amount of digi on the sat RS-44 over the past year and it was nice to have a new watering hole with FO-29 coming back to life for a short while, but alas, that needs to stop. I'll have to see if I can get some CW QSOs on it before it shuts down again.