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 ] AUTHOR:            ]                             ] SMS: B03934A     ]
 ] RANDY BAIRD        ]    BFS PROGRAM NOTE         ]                  ]
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 ] ORG/PHONE:         ] OPS NOTE ( )  USER NOTE (X) ] DATE:            ]
 ] RI/DNY   4631      ]      RELEASE NOTE ( )       ] 07/29/81         ]
 ]____________________]_____________________________]__________________]
 ] OI/FLIGHT EFFECTIVITY:        ]  USER AFFECTED:                     ]
 ]   9.08I AND SUBS              ]  CREW ( )  GROUND (X)  DUMP ONLY ( )]
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 ]           MAJOR SOFTWARE AREA:            ] OPS MODES AFFECTED:     ]
 ]BSL( ) BSS(X) GNC( ) SEQ( ) SM/SP( ) IPL( )] 0, 1, 3, 6              ]
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 ] SOFTWARE SUB-AREA:  UPLINK, MDM                                     ]
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 ] PRINCIPAL FUNCTIONS: MG038101/3.6.3.1 - 3.6.3.3                     ]
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 ] TITLE:  MDM CHANNEL ADDRESS ANOMALY IN UPLINK                       ]
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 ] DESCRIPTION:                                                        ]
 ]                                                                     ]
 ]  UPLINK SOFTWARE DOES NOT CHECK THE BITS IN "CHANNEL                ]
 ]  ADDRESS" FIELDS THAT ARE DESCRIBED AS "SPARE" BY THE               ]
 ]  REQUIREMENTS SPECIFYING THE FORMAT FOR "MDM SINGLE", AND           ]
 ]  "MDM MULTIPLE", "MDM SPC MULTIPLE", COMMAND LOADS.  IF             ]
 ]  THESE SPARE BITS ARE NOT SET TO ZERO, HOWEVER, AN MDM              ]
 ]  BITE STATUS WILL BE SET UPON EXECUTION, AND THE COMMAND            ]
 ]  WILL HAVE NO EFFECT.  THIS CONDITION WILL BE                       ]
 ]  UNDETECTABLE IN THE CASE OF MDM SINGLE STAGE COMMANDS.             ]
 ]  MDM MULTIPLE AND SPC MULTIPLE COMMANDS WITH THIS PROBLEM           ]
 ]  WILL BE AVAILABLE FOR REVIEW THROUGH THE TSC BUFFER.               ]
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 ]USER RESPONSE:                                                       ]
 ]                                                                     ]
 ]  THE GROUND SHOULD MAKE SURE THAT THE SPARES ARE SET TO             ]
 ]  ZERO, AND SHOULD ALSO BE AWARE THAT THIS CONDITION                 ]
 ]  EXISTS IF MDM COMMANDS APPEAR NOT TO HAVE BEEN                     ]
 ]  EXECUTED.                                                          ]
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 ]CONCURRENCE:                           ]APPROVAL:                    ]
 ]RI:<S> D.L. ENTWISTLE     DATE 07/29/81]                             ]
 ] --------------------         ---------]                             ]
 ]SSD: SAM ANKNEY           DATE 08/10/88]                             ]
 ] --------------------         ---------] JACK BOYKIN        08/17/88 ]
 ]PF MGR: MICHAEL BRIEDEN   DATE 08/09/88]------------------- -------- ]
 ]       -----------------      ---------] CHAIRMAN, SASCB      DATE   ]
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