Putting ISS first in the hop path seems to be the best strategy since ISS is above ANDE and the ISS antenna is Earth facing. Since ISS has a fairly high output, it is more likely to be heard by ANDE than the other way around. The draw back is that since ANDE is much harder to hear, one on the ground may not know if they had a successful hop through ANDE if no one hears the relayed packet.
Kenneth - N5VHO
-----Original Message----- From: amsat-bb-bounces@amsat.org [mailto:amsat-bb-bounces@amsat.org] On Behalf Of Robert Bruninga Sent: Tuesday, December 04, 2007 9:25 PM To: 'Joe Veldhuis'; amsat-bb@amsat.org Subject: [amsat-bb] Re: ANDE - ISS dual hop?
Since ISS is unlikely to hear ANDE, why not be a bit more explicit and reduce the likelihood of the sat's packets colliding with each other... I'd use a path of: APRS via RS0ISS-4,ANDE-1.
Thanks Joe. Yes, that is the best idea...
But come to think of it, ANDE does not have the best ears either... Oh well. Glad to hear ISS back up. Maybe if someone can catch PCSAT-1 on a mid day sunny pass and ISS, they might get a double hop...
Bob
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