PCSAT-1 remains fully operational as a digipeater on 145.825 up and down using the aliases of PCSAT-1, ARISS, RELAY, WIDE and WIDEn-N and TRACEn-N. Users are welcome to use it and we are seeing about 80 people a day.
PCSAT-1 was resetting to W3ADO-1 a few times (the bad default power negative condition), but as long as the SIDE-B system does not reset at the same time, then PCSAT-1 is recoverable and useable. But as long as people do not use the W3ADO-1 path, but use the other ones above instead, then we should be able to keep PCSAT-1 alive for a few more weeks.
Enjoy... http://pcsat.aprs.org And http://www.ew.usna.edu/~bruninga/pcsat.html
de WB4APR, Bob
-----Original Message----- From: aprssig-bounces@lists.tapr.org [mailto:aprssig-bounces@lists.tapr.org] On Behalf Of Robert
Bruninga
Sent: Friday, September 29, 2006 7:43 AM To: 'TAPR APRS Mailing List' Subject: [aprssig] PCSAT-1 (NO-44) Special Event Thursday Morn
PCSAT-1 Special Event (results)
Thanks to you guys that participated. You may continue to transmit unattended VIA PCSAT-1 as long as she stays up. The students were like "wow"... The posits below were shortened
by
cutting out the LAT/LONG but many show the statistics we were after.
We'd like to demo PCSAT-1 to students on this Thursday 28
Sept
at 0923 EDT and 1112 EDT over the eastern USA....
- Attended stations set posit rate to 2 minutes
- Unattended stations set APRS posit rate to 5 minutes
- Include ur name, TX power and ANT Gain
RESULTS SUMMARY: Knowing the TX rate and EIRP, it is clear to See that even 5W HT's can get in with a J-pole (3dB)
2 minute rate stations 50W EIRP 5 hits 150W EIRP 8 hits 120W EIRP 4 hits 10W EIRP 3 hits
5 min rate stations 120W EIRP 2 hits end of pass 10W EIRP 3 hits 20W EIRP 1 hit
Unknown rates 50W EIRP 1 hit 40W EIRP 6 hits 90W EIRP 4 hits
Here is the raw data W/O LAT/LONG to fit:
1 VE3FFR =281329z- (UIV32N) 5 KC0RWZ-2 =281330z`Brian,2min,25w,3.7dBi,Hi Navy retired 2 W3ADO-6 @281330zK000/000/TH-D7/M0/Off duty.. 8 KB1GVR =281331z-2min 50W 5.5dBi omni. Nice work! 3 WA4AEJ =281331zyDale in Niceville, FL {UISS50} 4 W1CGA-1 =281331zK_2min,10W,11dBiYagi CGA says Go MIDS 1 N9IDH-7 @281331z[000/000/TH-D7/M2/In Service 15N1XED =281331z-73, FROM RIK, FN44ch {UISS50} 4 VE2FDA =281332z-Francois, 45W, 3db,Go boys {UIV32N} 2 KI4LMR-3 @281332z>000/000/TH-D7/M0/Off duty../A=-00089 6 WA1KAT =281333z-Topsfield,MA 10W collinear 3 N1CLV-8 =281335zCWayne, 2 min, 5W, 3dbi omni, Go CG! 13W3ADO-15 /281335z->FM19sa/- unattended use 5 min rate. 3 N1CLV-8 =281336zCWayne, 5 min, 5W, 3dbi omni, Go CG! 2 N3ZLL-5 @281339zK000/000/D-700/C1/Custom 1 2 W1CGA-1 =281340zK_5min,10W,11dBiYagi CGA says Go MIDS 1 KB2M-7 @281518zj000/000/D-700/M2/In Service/A=-00072 1 W4HFZ =281519z-Chas,25w,3db Omni,Subs Rule!{UIV32N} 1 W8AAS /281519z]Dave,5min,10W, J-pole ? N4ZQ-2 no posit
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