Digipeating Through the ISS
After several frustrating hours of trying to get the software set up properly, I finally managed to get Packet Engine Pro and UISS working in time for a good pass of the ISS over the Southeastern US.
It was really something to see the software display stations and plot them on a map as the ISS passed overhead. Even more so to see my own callsign digipeated through the software.
Next up is to attempt a full fledged QSO through the ISS in real-time.
My special thanks to Joanne Maenpaa, K9JKM whose paper on working through the ISS using software was most helpful.
I used my Icom IC-910H with a Signalink interface instead of a hardware TNC.
Having a blast on the birds, and this just adds a whole other element of fun to the process.
-- 73,
Les Rayburn, N1LF 121 Mayfair Park Maylene, AL 35114 EM63nf
6M VUCC #1712 AMSAT #38965 Grid Bandits #222 Southeastern VHF Society Central States VHF Society Life Member Six Club #2484
Active on 6 Meters thru 1296, 10GHz & Light
Digi-peating can be fun. I use to frequently digi-peat or chat-room with many stations using the Mir Kantroinics or the ISS-Paccom system. I even made a digi-peat contact from Boston MA to Pine Grove California. The ISS radio window between Boston and California is only a few seconds long. I am not sure which radio is in use on ISS today, the old D700 had a delay issue caused by a user cross-band configuration error which made digi-peating difficult. Did they ever replace the D700 or disable the cross band receivers?
--- On Fri, 5/31/13, Les Rayburn les@highnoonfilm.com wrote:
From: Les Rayburn les@highnoonfilm.com Subject: [amsat-bb] Digipeating Through the ISS To: "AMSAT Mailing List" amsat-bb@amsat.org Date: Friday, May 31, 2013, 12:51 AM After several frustrating hours of trying to get the software set up properly, I finally managed to get Packet Engine Pro and UISS working in time for a good pass of the ISS over the Southeastern US.
It was really something to see the software display stations and plot them on a map as the ISS passed overhead. Even more so to see my own callsign digipeated through the software.
Next up is to attempt a full fledged QSO through the ISS in real-time.
My special thanks to Joanne Maenpaa, K9JKM whose paper on working through the ISS using software was most helpful.
I used my Icom IC-910H with a Signalink interface instead of a hardware TNC.
Having a blast on the birds, and this just adds a whole other element of fun to the process.
-- 73,
Les Rayburn, N1LF 121 Mayfair Park Maylene, AL 35114 EM63nf
6M VUCC #1712 AMSAT #38965 Grid Bandits #222 Southeastern VHF Society Central States VHF Society Life Member Six Club #2484
Active on 6 Meters thru 1296, 10GHz & Light
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