I downloaded and unzipped the ground station software, but I can't get it to work, as my computer doesn't recognize the .GGG extension on the files. However, I can report that I did receive the Morse beacon "hi de Duchifat" at around 1616 UTC. QTH here is EM79ji.
Steve Kristoff AI9IN PO Box 44 Oldenburg IN USA skristof @etczone.com
----- Original Message ----- From: "Herzliya Science Center" 4x4hsc@gmail.com To: amsat-bb@amsat.org Sent: Tuesday, May 19, 2015 4:22 PM Subject: [amsat-bb] DUCHIFAT1 - first 'Compressed APRS' tests
Hi all, DUCHIFAT1, the Israeli high school students 1U Cubesat is ready for first public tests. People with the ability to send Compressed APRS location packets are invited to join the tests. The satellite will collect these packets worldwide along its flight at 620km high orbit, and will downlink them from time to time over our ground station in Herzliya/Israel. Participants are kindly requested to register in advance in order to get their packet identified on the map. The packets successfully received will be displayed on a map in our Internet site and QSL cards will be sent via Bureau to the stations registered and recognized. (unfortunately, there is no way we can recognize packets from unregistered stations because the packet is limited to 14 character at the satellite, so we assign two unique characters to every registered station to enable us to identify them).
Registration can be done at www.h-space-lab.org
Also available in that site are operational information about the satellite, and the following documents:
*Configuring TT4 Explanation.doc* - how to use the Byonics TinyTrak4 for generating Compressed APRS packets
*Terms Of Use.doc* - terms and techniques for making the best use of the satellite
There is also Ground station software available for download, written by our students around ISIS space Demodulator software.
We hope many people will find it interesting and enjoyable,
good luck! 73 from the Herzliya Science Center students and teachers _______________________________________________ Sent via AMSAT-BB@amsat.org. AMSAT-NA makes this open forum available to all interested persons worldwide without requiring membership. Opinions expressed are solely those of the author, and do not reflect the official views of AMSAT-NA. Not an AMSAT-NA member? Join now to support the amateur satellite program! Subscription settings: http://www.amsat.org/mailman/listinfo/amsat-bb
Steve Kristoff skristof@etczone.com
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