APRS Satellite Update (PSAT digi OFF, and QIKCOM-1 this Friday)
PSAT has entered safe mode with the digipeater OFF. It will show the PSAT-1 callsign until sun angles improve..
QIKCOM-1 might deploy from the ISS this coming Friday. It will simply digipeat just like the ISS using the same ARISS alias as the ISS digipeater. It will be 10 dB stronger than PSAT and about the same power level as ISS and should be easy to receive. All are on the 145.825 downlink. It should also digipeat on its own callsign QIKCOM-1 if you want to hit it specifically.
We ask all potential IGates to check your ground stations and make sure they are ready to IGate packets during those initial orbits from all over the globe. If you do not have an IGate, just capture packets and hold them until we see if any are missing from the APRS-IS. Downlinks should be available on the original http://pcsat.findu.com and also on http://59.167.159.165/satreporter/index2.html
QIKCOM-1 being released from ISS will of course have the same tracking info as ISS until they begin to separate.
As usual, QIKCOM-1 is not intended for UNATTENDED BEACONS. It is designed for Live Operations and experiments only.
Bob, WB4APR
Bob
Where does it get its power from and keps will come out in due course
Sorry about the daggy URL link for satreporter
It's still a home based project growing
I see it had 500 mw on 145.825 MHz
Andrew
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On 24 Oct 2017, at 6:53 am, Robert Bruninga [email protected] wrote:
PSAT has entered safe mode with the digipeater OFF. It will show the PSAT-1 callsign until sun angles improve..
QIKCOM-1 might deploy from the ISS this coming Friday. It will simply digipeat just like the ISS using the same ARISS alias as the ISS digipeater. It will be 10 dB stronger than PSAT and about the same power level as ISS and should be easy to receive. All are on the 145.825 downlink. It should also digipeat on its own callsign QIKCOM-1 if you want to hit it specifically.
We ask all potential IGates to check your ground stations and make sure they are ready to IGate packets during those initial orbits from all over the globe. If you do not have an IGate, just capture packets and hold them until we see if any are missing from the APRS-IS. Downlinks should be available on the original http://pcsat.findu.com and also on http://59.167.159.165/satreporter/index2.html
QIKCOM-1 being released from ISS will of course have the same tracking info as ISS until they begin to separate.
As usual, QIKCOM-1 is not intended for UNATTENDED BEACONS. It is designed for Live Operations and experiments only.
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It is powered from the host satellite called SIMPL PSAT only has 350 mW. But QIKCOM-1 should have 4 watts.
Where did you see 500 mW?
Bob
-----Original Message----- From: Andrew Rich [mailto:[email protected]] Sent: Monday, October 23, 2017 4:57 PM To: Robert Bruninga Cc: AMSAT-BB Subject: Re: [amsat-bb] APRS Satellite Update (PSAT digi OFF, and QIKCOM-1 this Friday)
Bob
Where does it get its power from and keps will come out in due course
Sorry about the daggy URL link for satreporter
It's still a home based project growing
I see it had 500 mw on 145.825 MHz
Andrew
Sent from my iPhone
On 24 Oct 2017, at 6:53 am, Robert Bruninga [email protected] wrote:
PSAT has entered safe mode with the digipeater OFF. It will show the PSAT-1 callsign until sun angles improve..
QIKCOM-1 might deploy from the ISS this coming Friday. It will simply digipeat just like the ISS using the same ARISS alias as the ISS digipeater. It will be 10 dB stronger than PSAT and about the same power level as ISS and should be easy to receive. All are on the 145.825 downlink. It should also digipeat on its own callsign QIKCOM-1 if you want to hit it specifically.
We ask all potential IGates to check your ground stations and make sure they are ready to IGate packets during those initial orbits from all over the globe. If you do not have an IGate, just capture packets and hold them until we see if any are missing from the APRS-IS. Downlinks should be available on the original http://pcsat.findu.com and also on http://59.167.159.165/satreporter/index2.html
QIKCOM-1 being released from ISS will of course have the same tracking info as ISS until they begin to separate.
As usual, QIKCOM-1 is not intended for UNATTENDED BEACONS. It is designed for Live Operations and experiments only.
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Bob
I saw 500 mw written on a rf module in one of the photos inside it said 145.825 MHz
Looked like a byonics job lol
Andrew
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On 24 Oct 2017, at 7:02 am, Robert Bruninga [email protected] wrote:
It is powered from the host satellite called SIMPL PSAT only has 350 mW. But QIKCOM-1 should have 4 watts.
Where did you see 500 mW?
Bob
-----Original Message----- From: Andrew Rich [mailto:[email protected]] Sent: Monday, October 23, 2017 4:57 PM To: Robert Bruninga Cc: AMSAT-BB Subject: Re: [amsat-bb] APRS Satellite Update (PSAT digi OFF, and QIKCOM-1 this Friday)
Bob
Where does it get its power from and keps will come out in due course
Sorry about the daggy URL link for satreporter
It's still a home based project growing
I see it had 500 mw on 145.825 MHz
Andrew
Sent from my iPhone
On 24 Oct 2017, at 6:53 am, Robert Bruninga [email protected] wrote:
PSAT has entered safe mode with the digipeater OFF. It will show the PSAT-1 callsign until sun angles improve..
QIKCOM-1 might deploy from the ISS this coming Friday. It will simply digipeat just like the ISS using the same ARISS alias as the ISS digipeater. It will be 10 dB stronger than PSAT and about the same power level as ISS and should be easy to receive. All are on the 145.825 downlink. It should also digipeat on its own callsign QIKCOM-1 if you want to hit it specifically.
We ask all potential IGates to check your ground stations and make sure they are ready to IGate packets during those initial orbits from all over the globe. If you do not have an IGate, just capture packets and hold them until we see if any are missing from the APRS-IS. Downlinks should be available on the original http://pcsat.findu.com and also on http://59.167.159.165/satreporter/index2.html
QIKCOM-1 being released from ISS will of course have the same tracking info as ISS until they begin to separate.
As usual, QIKCOM-1 is not intended for UNATTENDED BEACONS. It is designed for Live Operations and experiments only.
Bob, WB4APR _______________________________________________ Sent via [email protected]. AMSAT-NA makes this open forum available to all interested persons worldwide without requiring membership. Opinions expressed are solely those of the author, and do not reflect
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Ah, but that is followed by another module that is a 4W amp. bob
-----Original Message----- From: Andrew Rich [mailto:[email protected]] Sent: Monday, October 23, 2017 5:19 PM To: Robert Bruninga Cc: AMSAT-BB Subject: Re: [amsat-bb] APRS Satellite Update (PSAT digi OFF, and QIKCOM-1 this Friday)
Bob
I saw 500 mw written on a rf module in one of the photos inside it said 145.825 MHz
Looked like a byonics job lol
Andrew
Sent from my iPhone
On 24 Oct 2017, at 7:02 am, Robert Bruninga [email protected] wrote:
It is powered from the host satellite called SIMPL PSAT only has 350 mW. But QIKCOM-1 should have 4 watts.
Where did you see 500 mW?
Bob
-----Original Message----- From: Andrew Rich [mailto:[email protected]] Sent: Monday, October 23, 2017 4:57 PM To: Robert Bruninga Cc: AMSAT-BB Subject: Re: [amsat-bb] APRS Satellite Update (PSAT digi OFF, and QIKCOM-1 this Friday)
Bob
Where does it get its power from and keps will come out in due course
Sorry about the daggy URL link for satreporter
It's still a home based project growing
I see it had 500 mw on 145.825 MHz
Andrew
Sent from my iPhone
On 24 Oct 2017, at 6:53 am, Robert Bruninga [email protected] wrote:
PSAT has entered safe mode with the digipeater OFF. It will show the PSAT-1 callsign until sun angles improve..
QIKCOM-1 might deploy from the ISS this coming Friday. It will simply digipeat just like the ISS using the same ARISS alias as the ISS digipeater. It will be 10 dB stronger than PSAT and about the same power level as ISS and should be easy to receive. All are on the 145.825 downlink. It should also digipeat on its own callsign QIKCOM-1 if you want to hit it specifically.
We ask all potential IGates to check your ground stations and make sure they are ready to IGate packets during those initial orbits from all over the globe. If you do not have an IGate, just capture packets and hold them until we see if any are missing from the APRS-IS. Downlinks should be available on the original http://pcsat.findu.com and also on http://59.167.159.165/satreporter/index2.html
QIKCOM-1 being released from ISS will of course have the same tracking info as ISS until they begin to separate.
As usual, QIKCOM-1 is not intended for UNATTENDED BEACONS. It is designed for Live Operations and experiments only.
Bob, WB4APR _______________________________________________ Sent via [email protected]. AMSAT-NA makes this open forum available to all interested persons worldwide without requiring membership. Opinions expressed are solely those of the author, and do not reflect
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