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The crew had just finished their TV show and were performing some basic housekeeping duties.

From the Apollo 13 Technical Air-To-Ground Voice Transcription

D H M S

02 07 49 25 CMP Okay, Jack, during the TV, we were AUTO TRACK,

NARROW BEAM WIDTH, and the PRIMARY ELECTRONICS.

And we had a good loekup. Just after we started

the maneuver, I was able to lock you up and get

real good signal strength, and it Just seemed

that right there at about 239 degrees in yaw,

that the signal strength would just drop off and

yaw would go to zero and pitch would go to 90.

02 07 50 05 CC Roger. We copy, and the TV show was great.

02 07 50 12 CMP Okay, real fine. Okay, I'm going to maneuver

to 060, 090, and 0.

02 07 50 31 CC And, 13, we'd like you to check C-4 thruster.

02 07 51 33 CMP Okay, Jack. The battery charge has been ter-

minated on the battery B.

02 07 51 38 CC Roger. We see it, Jack. And we got a reading

of minus 2 degrees on the docking index. We'd

like to know it that's 2.0 precise or if it's

2.1 or 1.9.

02 07 51 54 CMP No. It's a minus 2.0 precisely.

02 07 51 56 CC Thank you.

02 07 52 58 CC 13, we've got one more item for you, when you

get a chance. We'd like you to stir up your

cryo tanks. In addition, I have shaft and

trunnion --

02 07 53 12 CMP Okay.

02 07 53 07 CC -- for looking at the Comet Bennett, if you

need it.

02 07 53 12 CMP Okay. Stand by.

02 07 55 19 LMP Okay, Houston - -

02 07 55 20 CDR I believe we've had a problem here.

02 07 55 28 CC This is Houston. Say again, please.

02 07 55 35 CDR Houston, we've had a problem. We've had a

MAIN B BUS UNDERVOLT.

CDR = Commander Jim Lovell

CMP = Command Module Pilot Jack Swigert

LMP = Lunar Module Pilot Fred Haise

CC = Capsule Communicator (CapCom) at Mission Control

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