Jerry Carr (CAPCOM)

Apollo 8, Houston in the blind. Your yaw is 42 degrees. Recommend you set pitch and yaw to ATTITUDE HOLD for PTC. Over.

Jerry Carr (CAPCOM)

Apollo 8, Apollo 8, this is Houston in the blind. Switch to antenna Alfa. Over. Antenna Alfa.

Jerry Carr (CAPCOM)

Apollo 8, Apollo 8, Houston in the blind. Select antenna Alfa, antenna Alfa. Over.

Jerry Carr (CAPCOM)

Apollo 8, Houston. Over.

Jerry Carr (CAPCOM)

Apollo 8, Houston. Over.

Jerry Carr (CAPCOM)

Apollo 8, Houston. Over.

Jerry Carr (CAPCOM)

Apollo 8, Houston. Over.

Jerry Carr (CAPCOM)

Apollo 8, Houston. Over.

Jerry Carr (CAPCOM)

Apollo 8, Houston. Over.

Jerry Carr (CAPCOM)

Apollo 8, Apollo 8, this is Houston, Houston. Over.

Jerry Carr (CAPCOM)

Apollo 8, Apollo 8, this is Houston, Houston. Over.

Jerry Carr (CAPCOM)

Apollo 8, Apollo 8, Houston, Houston. Over.

Jerry Carr (CAPCOM)

Apollo 8, Houston. Over.

Jerry Carr (CAPCOM)

Apollo 8, Houston. Over.

Jerry Carr (CAPCOM)

Apollo 8, Apollo 8, this is Houston, Houston. Over.

Jerry Carr (CAPCOM)

Apollo 8, Apollo 8, this is Houston, Houston. Over.

Jerry Carr (CAPCOM)

Apollo 8, Apollo 8, this is Houston, Houston. Over.

Jerry Carr (CAPCOM)

Apollo 8, Apollo 8, this is Houston, Houston. Over.

Jerry Carr (CAPCOM)

Apollo 8, this is Houston. How do you read?

Bill Anders (LMP)

I read you loud and clear; my COMM here must have come unconnected.

Jerry Carr (CAPCOM)

Roger, Bill. We lost data on you for 15 minutes and voice COMM for about 45 and were beginning to get a little itchy. Is your PTC set up for rate command attitude hold?

Bill Anders (LMP)

Roger. Pitch and roll is in PTC.

Jerry Carr (CAPCOM)

Roger.

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Jerry Carr (CAPCOM)

Apollo 8, Houston. Set up OMNI Charlie. Over.

Jerry Carr (CAPCOM)

Apollo 8, Houston. We're showing yaw 54.5. Over.

Bill Anders (LMP)

Roger. It's been deadband right around there the whole time.

Bill Anders (LMP)

You can take command P00, also, if you want to. You might have to use it again.

Jerry Carr (CAPCOM)

Apollo 8, Houston. Say again.

Jerry Carr (CAPCOM)

Apollo 8, Apollo 8, Houston. Say again.

Bill Anders (LMP)

You can take over command P00; you might have to use it again.

Bill Anders (LMP)

I'm trying to be quiet so the other guys can sleep, Jerry.

Jerry Carr (CAPCOM)

Apollo 8, Apollo 8, Houston. Over.

Jerry Carr (CAPCOM)

Apollo 8, this is Houston.

Jerry Carr (CAPCOM)

Switch to OMNI Bravo, and we'll try the Bravo-Delta switching again. Over.

Bill Anders (LMP)

We're on OMNI E now, Houston.

Bill Anders (LMP)

Looks like B couldn't quite hack it; I'll put it back there in a minute.

Bill Anders (LMP)

Houston, if your EECOM's need any more help, just tell them to give me a call.

Bill Anders (LMP)

We're going on OMNI Bravo now, Houston.