ISS on PACKET!

During the last two ISS passes (1430z and 1600z), The ARISS system was enabled for APRS digipeating on 145.825 using the path of "VIA ARISS".

PCSAT-1 on PACKET!

This is good news, since PCSAT-1 should enter a FULL SUN OPERATING PERIOD later this week. If so, then we may have a period of a few weeks here when we will have THREE APRS satellites flying in constellation. ISS, PCSAT-1, and ANDE.

This will assure over 18 passes per day. And since they all respond to the same path "VIA ARISS" then which satellite is in view is transparent to the user. Just communicate! Of course, two-hop paths via ARISS,ARISS might also be possible..

IGATES on 145.825!

In order for the global APRS internet system to capture all these packets, we do need volunteer ground stations to place an IGATE to monitor all packets on 145.825 MHz downlinks. In many cases, a simple OMNI antenna connected to APRS is all that is needed.

See successes on http://www.ariss.net or http://pcsat.aprs.org

P.S. We are also working on getting GO-32 enabled for APRS operation at 9600 baud. But since it uses different uplink and downlink fequencies, it cannot be used for multiple-APRS-satellite operations.

Bruninga, WB4APR