Hi Sean,
NO-44 is active only in sunlight ... with a caveat that it needs a good illumination angle on its solar cells. I've been digipeated twice this week via NO-44 on ascending passes over North America. I've had better luck with NO-44 northbound up and out of the USA when it has been in sunlight long enough. The downlink is weak and sounds a bit off frequency and FMing with the strain but one or two digipeats are still attainable per pass. Watch http://www1.findu.com/cgi-bin/pcsat.cgi for status. It is W3ADO-1 and PCSAT-11 mixed in with all the PSAT messages on this page. Set UNPROTO CQ VIA W3ADO-1.
NO-84 PSAT is active on packet. It seems it's downlink signal and wondering perhaps it's receive sensitivity are gradually getting weaker compared with signals a week ago. The downlink packet log at http://www1.findu.com/cgi-bin/pcsat.cgi will show satellite digipeater status (plus any packets you get digipeated). When you see PSAT]APRSON it means the NO-84 digipeater is active. Set UNPROTO CQ VIA ARISS for NO-84.
The status of ISS packet depends on the on-board activities. It was OFF during the recent EVA. Packet seems to have been re-enabled until Tuesday's undocking manueuvers. Watch http://www.ariss.net/ to see how recently packets have been digipeated to guess it's status. Set UNPROTO CQ VIA ARISS or UNPROTO CQ VIA RS0ISS (your preference, both work).
-- 73 de JoAnne K9JKM k9jkm@amsat.org
-----Original Message----- From: AMSAT-BB [mailto:amsat-bb-bounces@amsat.org] On Behalf Of sean fay Sent: Friday, September 02, 2016 7:23 PM To: amsat-bb@amsat.org Subject: [amsat-bb] PCSAT NO-44 packet Active during daylight?
Hello all,
I just got gifted a long holiday weekend and I plan to celebrate my free time by trying to make some QSOs on the ISS digipeater and I was wondering if NO-44 PCSAT was still active for AX.25 packet work during the daylight hours?
Could someone give me the scoop on its activation status and if it is active , if there is regular use of it during active times?
Thanks and at least keep a look out for me on the ISS and try to QSO if
you
do see my packet being sent
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