After broadcasting for 17 minutes, the rotation of the spacecraft took the high-gain antenna out of view of the receiving stations on Earth and they ended the transmission with Lovell wishing his mother a happy birthday.
ˈæftɚ bɹˈɔːdkæstɪŋ fɔːɹ sˈɛvəntˌiːn mˈɪnɪts, ðə ɹoʊtˈeɪʃən ʌvðə spˈeɪskɹæft tˈʊk ðə hˈaɪɡˈeɪn æntˈɛnə ˌaʊɾəv vjˈuː ʌvðə ɹᵻsˈiːvɪŋ stˈeɪʃənz ˌɔn ˈɜːθ ænd ðeɪ ˈɛndᵻd ðə tɹænsmˈɪʃən wɪð lˈʌvɛl wˈɪʃɪŋ hɪz mˈʌðɚɹ ɐ hˈæpi bˈɜːθdeɪ.