Has there been a change to FAST1 since Thursday? During two passes on Thursday, I was able to digipeat through it using AGWPE (set to 1k2), UISS, and SatPC. I have included a portion of my log below. Both yesterday (12/10) and this morning (12/11) I was not able to digi through it although I was receiving the beacon.
---------------------------------------------------------------- [UISS Auto-Log date - Mode: Only Digipeated Packets - 12/8/2011] ---------------------------------------------------------------- 1:Fm K8TL To BEACON Via FAST1* <UI pid=F0 Len=18 >[01:09:06] CQ V FAST1,EM89CV
1:Fm W8KRF-6 To BEACON Via FAST1* <UI pid=F0 Len=53 >[01:09:14] :K8TL :Hi UR 59 from Carl in Cleveland OH EN91ck
1:Fm W8KRF-6 To BEACON Via FAST1* <UI pid=F0 Len=51 >[01:09:51] Hello to All from Carl in Cleveland, OH USA EN91ck
1:Fm W8KRF-6 To BEACON Via FAST1* <UI pid=F0 Len=57 >[01:09:55] =4127.04N/08148.18W`Carl in Cleveland, OH EN91ck {UISS52}
1:Fm K8TL To BEACON Via FAST1* <UI pid=F0 Len=18 >[01:10:06] CQ V FAST1,EM89CV
1:Fm W8KRF-6 To BEACON Via FAST1* <UI pid=F0 Len=51 >[01:11:28] Hello to All from Carl in Cleveland, OH USA EN91ck
1:Fm W8KRF-6 To BEACON Via FAST1* <UI pid=F0 Len=59 >[01:11:57] 73 All until another pass from Carl in Cleveland, OH EN91ck
---------------------------------------------------- [UISS Auto-Log date - Mode: All Packets - 12/8/2011] ----------------------------------------------------
1:Fm W8KRF-6 To BEACON Via FAST1 <UI pid=F0 Len=51 >[02:43:31] Hello to All from Carl in Cleveland, OH USA EN91ck
1:Fm W8KRF-6 To BEACON Via FAST1* <UI pid=F0 Len=51 >[02:43:33] Hello to All from Carl in Cleveland, OH USA EN91ck
1:Fm W8KRF-6 To BEACON Via FAST1 <UI pid=F0 Len=57 >[02:43:42] =4127.04N/08148.18W`Carl in Cleveland, OH EN91ck {UISS52}
1:Fm W8KRF-6 To BEACON Via FAST1* <UI pid=F0 Len=57 >[02:43:44] =4127.04N/08148.18W`Carl in Cleveland, OH EN91ck {UISS52}
1:Fm FAST1 To BEACON <UI pid=F0 Len=123 >[02:44:00] F11G0GGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGG212006289 026 019 018 020 027
1:Fm W8KRF-6 To BEACON Via FAST1 <UI pid=F0 Len=51 >[02:44:04] Hello to All from Carl in Cleveland, OH USA EN91ck
1:Fm W8KRF-6 To BEACON Via FAST1* <UI pid=F0 Len=51 >[02:44:06] Hello to All from Carl in Cleveland, OH USA EN91ck
1:Fm KO6TZ To W8KRF-6 Via FAST1* <UI pid=F0 Len=26 >[02:44:17] DM13rw via FO-69 Sara Lily
1:Fm KO6TZ To W8KRF-6 Via FAST1* <UI pid=F0 Len=26 >[02:44:21] DM13rw via FO-69 Sara Lily
1:Fm W8KRF-6 To BEACON Via FAST1 <UI pid=F0 Len=53 >[02:44:28] :KO6TZ :Hi UR 59 from Carl in Cleveland OH EN91ck
1:Fm W8KRF-6 To BEACON Via FAST1* <UI pid=F0 Len=53 >[02:44:30] :KO6TZ :Hi UR 59 from Carl in Cleveland OH EN91ck 1:Fm WB5LHD To WB5LHD Via FAST1* <DISC P>[02:44:42]
1:Fm FAST1 To BEACON <UI pid=F0 Len=123 >[02:45:00] F11G0GGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGG211006286 026 019 018 020 027
1:Fm W8KRF-6 To KO6TZ Via FAST1 <UI pid=F0 Len=51 >[02:45:11] Hello to All from Carl in Cleveland, OH USA EN91ck
1:Fm W8KRF-6 To KO6TZ Via FAST1* <UI pid=F0 Len=51 >[02:45:13] Hello to All from Carl in Cleveland, OH USA EN91ck
1:Fm FAST1 To BEACON <UI pid=F0 Len=123 >[02:46:00] F11G0GGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGG210105286 026 019 018 020 027
1:Fm W8KRF-6 To BEACON Via FAST1 <UI pid=F0 Len=51 >[02:46:13] Hello to All from Carl in Cleveland, OH USA EN91ck
1:Fm W8KRF-6 To BEACON Via FAST1* <UI pid=F0 Len=51 >[02:46:15] Hello to All from Carl in Cleveland, OH USA EN91ck
In the above log, FAST1* indicates I was digipeated. I also did receive digipeated beacons from other stations (KO6TZ, WB5LHD, K8TL). What are others experiencing?
Hi Carl,
Well, same results here. Success early in the week, but nothing since. I wonder if our collective traffic has reset something up there?
However, on my last try (last night), I copied one beacon clearly - decoded and forwarded to IS - but I also heard a few other weak packets by ear that were not decoded. I could tell that they were not beacon packets (the long string of G's is very distinctive), so either I was hearing somebody uplinking on the downlink, or perhaps other satellite activity on 145.825.
There was also a portion of the pass where the FM noise would suddenly drop for a second and then return a few times. I suspect that was 9600 baud traffic from the satellite. I'm not set up to receive 9600 packet, but if that was the case, perhaps we'll have more success digipeating at 9600. Of course, that won't keep the transmitter as occupied - the packets are so much shorter - but it would indicate that the satellite is still in active digipeat mode.
Greg KO6TH
Date: Sun, 11 Dec 2011 07:31:54 -0500 From: w8krf@w8krf.net To: amsat-bb@amsat.org Subject: [amsat-bb] FAST1 Status?
Has there been a change to FAST1 since Thursday? During two passes on Thursday, I was able to digipeat through it using AGWPE (set to 1k2), UISS, and SatPC. I have included a portion of my log below. Both yesterday (12/10) and this morning (12/11) I was not able to digi through it although I was receiving the beacon.
---------------------------------------------------------------- [UISS Auto-Log date - Mode: Only Digipeated Packets - 12/8/2011] ---------------------------------------------------------------- {snip}
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