Sorry, deployment is Thursday. A standard AX.25 TNC will work. FX.25 wraps error correction data around the packet. I'll get info on the FX25 decoder up real soon.
Ivan
Nigel G8IFF/W8IFF wrote:
OK, so presumably a standard AX25 TNC in kiss or RAW data mode and FX25 error correcting software to post process the data?
Looks as though the deployment from the shuttle didn't go ahead. They've been doing engine burns during the past minutes.
jmfranke wrote:
No he means FX.25:
From the Milcom/BTown blogs:
"The communications board contains the transmitter and receiver. The transmitter operates at 2 meters and can put out up to 1 watt of signal. Power level is adjustable. The transmitter can operate at 1200 baud AFSK and 9600 baud FSK. The transmitter uses the AX.25 protocol. An experimental FX.25 protocol will be tested that adds forward error correction capability to the AX.25 protocol and still allows typical TNCs to decode the packets.
John
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