Jeff, I encourage you to look more closely at the packets in my original email and at the raw packets on ARISS.net. I copied those packets directly via RF which means all of them were being digitpeated by the ISS when I decoded them. They were being seen by anyone in the footprint and picked up by other IGATE stations. Secondly, I was running a passive IGATE, forwarding what I received to the APRS-IS. Based on your statement, if I took down my IGATE, should the other station transmit more often?
My posting of those packets was not meant to insult anyone or cause any embarrassment. I posted what I received at my station. Readers can draw whatever conclusions their hearts desire. I didn't insult anyone by license class, their goals, etc. Call my email ridiculous if you will, but it is not my station broadcasting packets via the ISS every 5-10 seconds when in the footprint.
73 Clayton W5PFG
On Tue, Apr 18, 2017 at 6:38 PM, Jeff kb2m@comcast.net wrote:
All this is demonstrating is that N3FCX is watching the ARISS site to see himself/or if his message has made it to the internet. If he doesn't see he got in, he is simply trying again. Does anyone really think he is an unattended station transmitting every 3 seconds??? All this is showing is that there is a need for better ISS IGATES. This whole thing is really getting ridiculous...
73 Jeff kb2m
-----Original Message----- From: Clayton Coleman Sent: Tuesday, April 18, 2017 1:10 PM To: AMSAT-BB Subject: [amsat-bb] ISS Beaconator
These are actual packets decoded by my station between 16:31-16:33 UTC today, April 18.
I could post more than two minutes but it doesn't paint a different picture.
Fortunately not everyone on the planet has their beacons set to go off every 2-3 seconds.
73 Clayton W5PFG
Fm N3FCX To DJFT2R Via RS0ISS* <UI pid=F0 Len=14 >[11:31:23] 'g.7l #/]SP=
Fm N3FCX To DJFT2R Via RS0ISS* <UI pid=F0 Len=14 >[11:31:25] 'g.7l #/]SP=
Fm N3FCX To DJFT2R Via RS0ISS* <UI pid=F0 Len=14 >[11:31:28] 'g.7l #/]SP=
Fm N3FCX To DJFT2R Via RS0ISS* <UI pid=F0 Len=14 >[11:31:30] 'g.7l #/]SP=
Fm N3FCX To DJFT2R Via RS0ISS* <UI pid=F0 Len=14 >[11:31:32] 'g.7l #/]SP=
Fm RS0ISS To CQ <UI pid=F0 Len=36 >[11:31:35]
ARISS - International Space Station
Fm N3FCX To DJFT2R Via RS0ISS* <UI pid=F0 Len=14 >[11:31:44] 'g.7l #/]SP=
Fm W4TBD-6 To CQ Via RS0ISS*,SGATE,WIDE2-1 <UI pid=F0 Len=66 >[11:31:51] =3726.20N/07742.21W-73' Via ISS w4tbd@arrl.net FM17dk IGate WLNK-1
Fm W4TBD-6 To CQ Via RS0ISS*,SGATE,WIDE2-1 <UI pid=F0 Len=66 >[11:32:07] =3726.20N/07742.21W-73' Via ISS w4tbd@arrl.net FM17dk IGate WLNK-1
Fm K9JKM To CQ Via RS0ISS* <UI pid=F0 Len=33 >[11:32:14] =4211.29N/08827.08W-Greetings :-)
Fm N3FCX To DJFT2R Via RS0ISS* <UI pid=F0 Len=14 >[11:32:28] 'g.7l #/]SP=
Fm N3FCX To DJFT2R Via RS0ISS* <UI pid=F0 Len=14 >[11:32:30] 'g.7l #/]SP=
Fm N3FCX To DJFT2R Via RS0ISS* <UI pid=F0 Len=14 >[11:32:32] 'g.7l #/]SP=
Fm N3FCX To DJFT2R Via RS0ISS* <UI pid=F0 Len=14 >[11:32:35] 'g.7l #/]SP=
Fm N3FCX To DJFT2R Via RS0ISS* <UI pid=F0 Len=14 >[11:32:37] 'g.7l #/]SP=
Fm N3FCX To DJFT2R Via RS0ISS* <UI pid=F0 Len=14 >[11:32:40] 'g.7l #/]SP=
Fm N3FCX To DJFT2R Via RS0ISS* <UI pid=F0 Len=14 >[11:32:44] 'g.7l #/]SP=
Fm N3FCX To DJFT2R Via RS0ISS* <UI pid=F0 Len=14 >[11:32:46] 'g.7l #/]SP=
Fm N3FCX To DJFT2R Via RS0ISS* <UI pid=F0 Len=14 >[11:32:47] 'g.7l #/]SP=
Fm W4TBD-6 To CQ Via RS0ISS*,SGATE,WIDE2-1 <UI pid=F0 Len=66 >[11:32:52] =3726.20N/07742.21W-73' Via ISS w4tbd@arrl.net FM17dk IGate WLNK-1
Fm N3FCX To DJFT2R Via RS0ISS* <UI pid=F0 Len=14 >[11:33:03] 'g.7l #/]SP=
Fm N3FCX To DJFT2R Via RS0ISS* <UI pid=F0 Len=14 >[11:33:31] 'g.7l #/]SP= _______________________________________________ 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
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