We are attempting to restore PCSAT-1 to full operation.

Until we are successful, we need to ask all users to stop using the W3ADO-1 callsign. You may prepare for full operation with the PCSAT-1, ARISS and WIDEn-N digipeating aliases, and as soon as PCSAT is capable of supporting a user load, then your packets will get through.

Today, we attempted to logon to do some preparation work, but the satellite was being beat-to-death literally by users. Of the many dozens and dozens of packets, W3ADO-1 could not successfully complete even a single packet without failure. It cannot support this kind of load until we get the batteires charged up, and we cannot restore PCSAT if we cannot get in a few good packets.

So we request users to stop using W3ADO-1 until we activate the proper PCSAT-1 callsigns and digipeater.

Oh, also, due to problems with outside access to the original PCSAT web page, we have moved it off-site to: www.aprs.org/pcsat.html But notice that all links are broken on this new site until we have time to re-direct them. In the mean time, though, that is where we will put CURRENT information.

Thanks Bob, Wb4APR