When aiming at the APRS satellites (ISS, AISat, any others?) should I use Wide or Narrow FM? I vaguely recall reading that narrow is good, but I can't find the reference. Your assistance is appreciated! Steve AI9IN
Hey Steve!
I've found that AISAT-1 works better with FM-Narrow. It's my understanding that the other APRS sats have always worked fine with regular FM... that's what I use for all but AISAT-1.
Unfortunately, for quite a while now the only active 2m APRS satellite has been AISAT-1. However, it has not been heard since 3-Mar. Certainly hope that's temporary!
Of course we all look forward to the day that the ISS digipeater is back online, too.
-Scott, K4KDR
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On Thu, Mar 5, 2020 at 10:34 AM Steve Kristoff via AMSAT-BB < amsat-bb@amsat.org> wrote:
When aiming at the APRS satellites (ISS, AISat, any others?) should I use Wide or Narrow FM? I vaguely recall reading that narrow is good, but I can't find the reference. Your assistance is appreciated! Steve AI9IN
Of course I spoke too soon - thankfully AISAT-1 was working great on the 1600utc pass today (05-Mar) and saw packets from AI9IN-7, too!
-------------------------------- 20200305160047 : KE4AZZ]CQ,AISAT*,qAO,K4KDR-15::K4KDR-6 :de ke4azz el87{020 20200305160044 : AISAT-1]CQ,qAO,K4KDR-15:From AMSAT INDIA & Exseed Space |302|49|47|1118{019 20200305160042 : K4KDR-6]CQ,AISAT*,qAO,K4KDR-15::AI9IN-7 :73 from VA Steve!{018 20200305160014 : K4KDR-6]CQ,AISAT*,qAO,K4KDR-15::AI9IN-7 :Heard you via AISAT-1 in Montpelier, VA FM17es{017 20200305155959 : K4KDR-6]CQ,AISAT*,qAO,K4KDR-15::KE4AZZ :QSL - 73!!{016 20200305155952 : AI9IN-7]CQ,AISAT*,qAO,K4KDR-15:=3920.41N/08512.14W-/A=000797 Hello from AI9IN EM79{015 20200305155943 : AISAT-1]CQ,qAO,K4KDR-15:From AMSAT INDIA & Exseed Space |242|49|48|1118{013 20200305155942 : K4KDR-6]CQ,AISAT*,qAO,K4KDR-15::KE4AZZ :Heard you via AISAT-1 in Montpelier, VA FM17es{012 20200305155928 : KE4AZZ]CQ,AISAT*,qAO,K4KDR-15:=2702.06N/08209.93W-de KE4AZZ el87 {UISS54}{010 20200305155921 : K4KDR-6]CQ,AISAT*,qAO,K4KDR-15:=3747.66N/07736.67W`de K4KDR scott23192@gmail.com Virginia FM17es{009 --------------------------------
-Scott, K4KDR
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On Thu, Mar 5, 2020 at 10:47 AM Scott scott23192@gmail.com wrote:
Hey Steve!
I've found that AISAT-1 works better with FM-Narrow. It's my understanding that the other APRS sats have always worked fine with regular FM... that's what I use for all but AISAT-1.
Unfortunately, for quite a while now the only active 2m APRS satellite has been AISAT-1. However, it has not been heard since 3-Mar. Certainly hope that's temporary!
Of course we all look forward to the day that the ISS digipeater is back online, too.
-Scott, K4KDR
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On Thu, Mar 5, 2020 at 10:34 AM Steve Kristoff via AMSAT-BB < amsat-bb@amsat.org> wrote:
When aiming at the APRS satellites (ISS, AISat, any others?) should I use Wide or Narrow FM? I vaguely recall reading that narrow is good, but I can't find the reference. Your assistance is appreciated! Steve AI9IN
Hi Scott,
Quick question... AISAT-1 is which catalog number? I recall some discussion a while back, and I've got #44104 configured in Gpredict. But I also see AISAT (40054), AISSAT 1 (36797), AISSAT 2 (40075), and a few others with similar names.
Which is AISAT-1 (one "S", with the dash)?
Thanks,
Greg KO6TH
Scott via AMSAT-BB wrote:
Hey Steve!
I've found that AISAT-1 works better with FM-Narrow. It's my understanding that the other APRS sats have always worked fine with regular FM... that's what I use for all but AISAT-1.
Unfortunately, for quite a while now the only active 2m APRS satellite has been AISAT-1. However, it has not been heard since 3-Mar. Certainly hope that's temporary!
Of course we all look forward to the day that the ISS digipeater is back online, too.
-Scott, K4KDR
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On Thu, Mar 5, 2020 at 10:34 AM Steve Kristoff via AMSAT-BB < amsat-bb@amsat.org> wrote:
When aiming at the APRS satellites (ISS, AISat, any others?) should I use Wide or Narrow FM? I vaguely recall reading that narrow is good, but I can't find the reference. Your assistance is appreciated! Steve AI9IN
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Yes, I show that as 44104.
Keep in mind that it's attached to a platform with several other objects, so depending on your TLE source, it might show up as "PSLV R/B" or something similar.
-Scott, K4KDR
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On Thu, Mar 5, 2020 at 1:29 PM Greg D ko6th.greg@gmail.com wrote:
Hi Scott,
Quick question... AISAT-1 is which catalog number? I recall some discussion a while back, and I've got #44104 configured in Gpredict. But I also see AISAT (40054), AISSAT 1 (36797), AISSAT 2 (40075), and a few others with similar names.
Which is AISAT-1 (one "S", with the dash)?
Thanks,
Greg KO6TH
Scott via AMSAT-BB wrote:
Hey Steve!
I've found that AISAT-1 works better with FM-Narrow. It's my
understanding
that the other APRS sats have always worked fine with regular FM...
that's
what I use for all but AISAT-1.
Unfortunately, for quite a while now the only active 2m APRS satellite
has
been AISAT-1. However, it has not been heard since 3-Mar. Certainly
hope
that's temporary!
Of course we all look forward to the day that the ISS digipeater is back online, too.
-Scott, K4KDR
========================
On Thu, Mar 5, 2020 at 10:34 AM Steve Kristoff via AMSAT-BB < amsat-bb@amsat.org> wrote:
When aiming at the APRS satellites (ISS, AISat, any others?) should I
use
Wide or Narrow FM? I vaguely recall reading that narrow is good, but I can't find the reference. Your assistance is appreciated! Steve AI9IN
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