Mike Ryan wrote:
Hello all,
Thanks much for all the great feedback. Its turned out my keps were off in SATPC32 and I just needed to do a quick update. Funny that the ISS was the only SAT exhibiting the problem. Perhaps its orbit/schedule is more dynamic than the rest?
Made 4 contacts yesterday on ISS with relative ease. Awesome big signal coming from there. Loving every second of it. I wish they would keep it going a little longer.
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Mike,
The ISS unlike most other LEO satellites requires frequent "boosts" in it's orbit using engines on the Progress resupply ships, the shuttle, and I believe even a few that are part of the station. Because of that, the Keps are much more dynamic than a lot of other LEO's.
Ryan, NF0T