For those that unfortunately lack equipment today, and read all our enthousiastic emails;
Here is how the ANDE-2 satellites (Castor & Pollux) sound at 145.825 MHZ FM: http://www.pa3guo.com/ande2_demo_02aug2009.mp3
Pollux: at T=1 and T=28 seconds, Castor: at T=14 and T=44 seconds.
When the mp3 file is replayed, MixW will decode the 2 Pollux and 2 Castor frames as indicated in this screenshot: http://www.pa3guo.com/ande2_demo_02aug2009.jpg
If you have MixW installed, you can play the mp3 in any player and decode the data realtime, just as if you are a ground station yourself !
Cool ? Certainly !
Next step: connect an antenna to your 145 MHz FM radio and you're live. Final step: insert your data in the APRS network and you help the team !
Henk, PA3GUO http://www.pa3guo.com