PSAT2 was originally conceived 4 years ago as PSAT-2 in contrast to the original PSAT. But since we use PSAT when the digi is on, and PSAT-1 when the digi is off, then it was a problem with what to do about PSAT-2.
So we put the "2" in the name so we could use the SSID to indicatet a change of state. So PSAT2-1 is safemode with DIGI off and PSAT2 is the callsign when the digi is on. Jusst like PSAT-1 and PSAT.
Right now, the DIGI is off since the uplink is on 145.98 for DTMF-grid experiment.
Bob, WB4APR
-----Original Message----- From: Greg D ko6th.greg@gmail.com Sent: Friday, August 2, 2019 3:28 PM To: FM Hillhouse Jr fmhillhouse@comcast.net; amsat bb amsat-bb@amsat.org; Robert Bruninga bruninga@usna.edu Subject: Re: [amsat-bb] Space-Track TLEs now include PSAT2 and BRICSAT2 (aka USNAP1)
Thanks, Fred. GPredict has them now, though there are now two PSAT2s in the database (other one is 44357). PSAT2 vs the correct PSAT-2. Note the dash. One needs to do some serious hard drive spelunking to clear out the prior information, so I'm just going to leave it there.
Greg KO6TH
FM Hillhouse Jr via AMSAT-BB wrote:
Hi Greg,
The numbers are in this file. I assume at this point they are correct.
http://www.celestrak.com/NORAD/elements/amateur.txt
Best regards,
Fred N7FMH
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On Fri, Aug 2, 2019 at 2:50 AM -0400, "Robert Bruninga via AMSAT-BB" amsat-bb@amsat.org wrote:
Celestrak is adding PSAT2 and BRICSAT2 to their Amateur Radio TLE list.
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