I had been receiving and decoding PSAT telemetry on the 2 m downlink pretty consistently up until the digipeater was turned on. Now, I hear the packets on the radio, but they are not strong enough to be decoded. Has the power been reduced on the 2 m downlink?
Steve AI9IN
Ditto here also
Dave W0DHB
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I had been receiving and decoding PSAT telemetry on the 2 m downlink pretty consistently up until the digipeater was turned on. Now, I hear the packets on the radio, but they are not strong enough to be decoded. Has the power been reduced on the 2 m downlink?
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Interesting observation.
I also note that the satgates have consistently received telemetry beacons, but very few digipeated packets: http://www.findu.com/cgi-bin/pcsat.cgi
73,
Paul, N8HM
On Tue, Jun 2, 2015 at 1:37 PM, Steve Kristoff skristof@etczone.com wrote:
I had been receiving and decoding PSAT telemetry on the 2 m downlink pretty consistently up until the digipeater was turned on. Now, I hear the packets on the radio, but they are not strong enough to be decoded. Has the power been reduced on the 2 m downlink?
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I can confirm at least 2 acks back on my packets on each of the descending local passes the last two days.
My hearing range is about half of the indicated ground coverage circle in Orbitron.
My location favors the ascending passes my my sleep needs do not.
Roger WA1KAT
On 06/02/2015 1:53 PM, Paul Stoetzer wrote:
Interesting observation.
I also note that the satgates have consistently received telemetry beacons, but very few digipeated packets: http://www.findu.com/cgi-bin/pcsat.cgi
73,
Paul, N8HM
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