FalconSat-3 and LOTW?
Hi!
Now that FalconSat-3 has been open for amateur use over the past couple of weeks, there have been reports of activity from different parts of the world - mailbox use, as well as the digipeater. Since there have been QSOs made through the FalconSat-3 digipeater, it would be nice to have this satellite added to Logbook of the World. Since it appears ARRL defers to AMSAT when it comes to adding satellites to LOTW, has AMSAT made a request to get FalconSat-3 added to LOTW? If not, what is holding up that request? If the satellite's name is too long for the LOTW database, using FS-3 or FS3 seems like a reasonable option for SAT_NAME in our ADIF files.
Thanks, and 73!
Patrick WD9EWK/VA7EWK http://www.wd9ewk.net/ Twitter: @WD9EWK or http://twitter.com/WD9EWK
Yes, I have. I suggested FS-3.
73, Drew KO4MA
On Oct 8, 2017, at 2:20 PM, Patrick STODDARD (WD9EWK/VA7EWK) amsat-bb@wd9ewk.net wrote:
has AMSAT made a request to get FalconSat-3 added to LOTW? If not, what is holding up that request? If the satellite's name is too long for the LOTW database, using FS-3 or FS3 seems like a reasonable option for SAT_NAME in our ADIF files.
Why not its actuall callsign PFS3. Makes senese to me, It uses multiple SSIDs but all have the root call.
Bob
On Sun, Oct 8, 2017 at 4:46 PM, Andrew Glasbrenner < glasbrenner@mindspring.com> wrote:
Yes, I have. I suggested FS-3.
73, Drew KO4MA
On Oct 8, 2017, at 2:20 PM, Patrick STODDARD (WD9EWK/VA7EWK) <
amsat-bb@wd9ewk.net> wrote:
has AMSAT made a request to get FalconSat-3 added to LOTW? If not, what is holding up that request? If the satellite's name is too long for the LOTW database, using FS-3 or FS3 seems like a reasonable option for SAT_NAME in our ADIF files.
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Andrew Glasbrenner -
Patrick STODDARD (WD9EWK/VA7EWK) -
Robert Bruninga