I don't know if I had set up my radio to "autobeacon", but several years ago I wanted to try and work the ISS via APRS Packet. I was on my way to a fox hunting demo that I was going to do and I figured the ISS pass would be done by the time everyone started to arrive for the demo. Initially I didn't see anything happening and as luck would have it, people started arriving early for the demo I was doing and I got distracted from the pass. Later as I was securing from the demo, I looked at the station heard list on my D-710 and realized that I had succeeded in bouncing a packet off of the ISS during that pass. There were a total of 3 packets listed from that pass, the response to MY beacon, and 2 other packets that were digipeated by the ISS. A live contact would be totally cool, but I was very happy just to get my beacon digipeated by the ISS let alone pick up 2 or 3 others.
Jeff Moore -- KE7ACY Bend, Oregon
On Tue, Apr 19, 2016 at 4:48 AM, skristof@etczone.com wrote:
My first packet on an ISS pass always includes a CQ. I attempt to send a direct call to every station that comes up on the heard list. I get very few responses. But, I do occasionally get a response. I got one just a day or two ago, but, unfortunately the log is on my other computer or I'd give the person credit for sending a reply! Thank you station from 4 land!
I wonder why a person would set up an auto-beacon. I have to imagine that half of the time, the person isn't even there to see their callsign pop up on the screen.
I was going to get on the 0200 pass last night when this thread started but the pass predictions showed it was a 2 degree max elevation for me. That wasn't going to happen with my set up.
Anyway, if you see my callsign on an ISS pass, I'm sitting at the keyboard. Give me a shout or send a reply. I even still send out QSL cards if you want one!
Steve AI9IN
On 2016-04-19 03:47, Kevin Deane wrote:
I pretty much gave up on the ISS packet because all there was were
beacons. Are there actually people trying to us it again? Wow I might give it a try tomorrow...
Kevin KF7MYK
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