I have been unable to decode the satellite on my TH-D7 at all.. I have followed you instructions Bob about changing the UNPROTO to STATUS and also back to normal APT002 in my case, and still couldn't decode.
Although the original D7 had a 1200/9600 baud TNC built in, there was no menu to select the TNC for 9600 baud, since APRS was only a 1200 baud mobile application. But in 1998, we asked Kenwood to add 9600 baud to the selection menu. They did that and made several more changes to facilitate 9600 buad Satelite operations. This version came out as the D7(g) model.
Any D7 could be upgraded to the "g" model for about $50.
However, since your version appears to be APK002, which is the "g" model It should work.
HOWEVER, people with the non-"g" model can still do 9600 baud in packet mode. So connect a PC and operate in dumb terminal or external APRS software, and it should work. Or send in the HT for a firmware upgrade if it is not the "g" model...?
But again. 9600 baud takes about 7 dB more power than 1200 baud, so maybe you have not had a strong enough signal yet. Be sure to tune for Doppler on the downlink?
I have not actually been out doors with my HT yet to test the dowlink (I have only tested the HT uplink...
Bob
I am using a 5 element 70cms beam, so just wondered if anyone
has been
successful mobile/HT?
Thanks,
Chris - M0DQO Fareham, UK
-----Original Message----- From: amsat-bb-bounces@amsat.org [mailto:amsat-bb-bounces@amsat.org] On Behalf Of Dave Aitch Sent: 19 September 2007 22:11 To: bruninga@usna.edu; 'Stefan Wagener'; amsat-bb@amsat.org Subject: [amsat-bb] Re: Manual UI pcakets via GO-32 in APRS
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Think I cracked some UI lines via GO-32 this evening during the 2051 to 2105 BST pass.
Shouldn't the Unproto be APRS via 4XTECH-12 ?
Didn't see any other activity from EU though. Did anyone else try ?
I used paKet 6 and a DSP2232 with an ICOM 910.
Cheers,
Dave.
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