Having Issues with UISS/Soundmodem for ISS contacts.. (Long)
Here's the deal, I've been having good 70cm ISS reception, however I get no digipeats. I know it's busy, but in 3+ months of trying nothing..!! Rig is a IC-9100, microkeyer II, and using SatPC32ISS. A pair of very capable CP yagi's with AZ/EL tracking. Two ways I operate the 9100 is as follows. either split mode and SatPC32ISS in cat mode and doing doppler coordination, or using 3 memory channels in the 9100, one low, one center, and one high on the ISS 70cm side. (437.500, 437.550, & 437.60) and I use only 1 -20 (less)watts normally.
I suspect I have errors in my outgoing packets. Not one has been digipeated. I'm using CQ and Ariss when sending. Nothing..
I need to know what I have wrong with my settings in UISS/soundmodem. The alc is good and the soundmodem via the MKII seems to be working fine.
Need copy of a good uiss config file for me to compare my settings or take a look at what I've pasted here and tell me what I've got wrong..
Here are the current settings for UISS
;UISS v.5.4.0 [Your Call Sign] NS3L-3 [To call] CQ [Digistation] WIDE2-2 [AGWPE Radio Port] 0 [AlarmSet] 0 [Monitor Fontname] Fixedsys [Beacon Interval] 60 [TXMHeardType] 1 [Beacon] 0 [Header color] 65535 [Data color] 16776960 [Screen color] 4194304 [AlarmSet Header Text] RS0ISS* [AlarmSet Data Text] JO20AW Hello from Guy [APRS] =4041.15N/07522.30W-Steve FN20 {UISS54} [APRS Enabled] -1 [Selected Beacon] 100001 [TX data text] Software: UISS 5.4.0 JO20AW Guy 10 watt mobile, 5/8 antenna, 1m rate Hi All! UISS v5.4.0 Merry Christmas from Nazareth, Pa. FN20HQ Merry Christmas from Nazareth, Pa Hi from Steve - Nazareth, Pa - FN20 Steve in Nazareth, Pa - FN20hq Greetings.... Greetings.. [**end**] [To text] CQ APRS BEACON QST APRSAT [**end**] [Via text] ARISS RS0ISS 4XTECH WIDE2-2 PSAT [**end**] [APRS-Data] 73' Via Satellite Hello from Steve in Nazareth, Pa. FN20HQ Hello from Steve in Nazareth, Pa Hi from Steve in Nazareth, Pa Hi from Steve - Nazareth, Pa Steve - FN20hq Steve FN20 [**end**] [SavePosition] -1 [h-size] 10800 [v-size] 8340 [left-pos] 9435 [top-pos] 2865 [DataBox Forecolor] 16711680 [DataBox Backcolor] -2147483626 https://forums.qrz.com/tel:(214)%20748-3626 [TXDataDefault] Greetings.. [UISS Tag] 0 [APRS Message For] BLN EMAIL NWS SAT BLN#ECHO [**end**] [APRS Message Text] call@amsat.org Hello... Hello All. UISS v.5.4.0 QSL and 73 via ISS Ur 5/9 in Nazareth, Pa. FN20HQ 73's Ur 59 - Nazareth, Pa. FN20HQ 73 [**end**] [BBS Commands] 0 / [MonBufferLimit] 0 [Log Digipeated Messages] 0 [Default For:] SAT [Default Message:] Ur 59 - FN20HQ 73 [Default APRS Text] Steve FN20 [Beacon File]
[Beacon File Type] 0 0 [UseAlarmSound] 0 [UTC Time Offset] 5_0 [Log Alarm To Disk] 0 [AutoDisconnect, Filters, RemoveSame] 0 0 0 [Ignore Mheard Calls] RS0ISS RS0ISS-1 RS0ISS-11 RS0ISS-3 RS0ISS-4 PCSAT PCSAT-1 WD3ADO-1 MAIL-1 ANDE-1 PSAT [UISS Server] 0 [Messagebox Alarm] 0 [IntelligentBeacon] 0* [PictureLoad] -1 [RefreshPicLoadPath] C:\UISS\uiss_bckgrnd.jpg [PicRefreshInterval] 0 [AGWPE RX Port] 6 [SlowPC] 0 [AutoBeacon] 0
[ShowPortInHeader] 0 [AutomaticLogging] 0 [ConnectionCalls] RS0ISS-11 [**end**] [TXBoxCoherentColors] -1 [ExtraInfoReports]
[MHeard_AutoClear] 0 [FixedMonitorWidth] 0 [AckInterval] 20 [DigiColor] 4227327 [FontSize] 9 [FontBold] 0 [AutodiscAllowCalls] RS0ISS PCSAT ON6MU [TXMultiLineDefault] 0 [AutoAnswer] 0 [AutoAnswerText]
[AckUIViewType] 0 [NoAckTag] 0 [FixedMonWidth] 0 [ImgViewerWidth] 0 [ImgViewerHeight] 0 [NoteBookForeColor] 0 [NoteBookBackColor] 16777215 [ConnectLog] 0 [ConnectForeColor] 16777215 [ConnectBackColor] 0 [ConnectionFont] Fixedsys [ShadowExperiment_ISO_DIGI] US_BEACON ARISS [ShadowExperiment] 0 [OptionalDigLogSSID] 0 [UserSSID] 0 [AutoDetectUTC] 1 [ShadowExpGMT] 0 [ShExpPauseTX] 60 [ShowUTCInHeader] 1 [intRunExtApp] 0 [strRunExtApp1]
[MessageColor] 51200 [MaxPacketLength] 0 [strRunExtApp2]
[Picture_URL]
[AutoDigiLogBook] 1 [DateSeparator] - [CallDefinedLog] ISS [SystemTray] 0 [Filter] 0 [FilterCall]
[TypeOfModem] 1 [AutoRunModemProgram] 1 [ModemProgramPath] C:\Users\Hdskullfire2\Downloads\soundmodem95\soundmodem.exe [AutoCloseModemProgram] 1 [OtherTypeModemCaption]
[APRSCompressed]
[AutoPasteCallInFor] 1 [Debugset] ;winddir C:\WINDOWS\ ;apppath C:\UISS ;timeset 06:21:57 ;dateset 02-14-2017 ;session 3-209-104 ;registr -1 ;windver 6.2 Windows Vista ;agwinit LAN-Mode Port1 with SoundCard Ch: A; - ;server 1 init 0 ;module True - UISS-MapView - ;feature 1_Steve NS3L ;TxModul ;LANMode 1 ;LANIP 127.0.0.1 ;LANPort 8000 ;LANSlow 0
Here are the SoundModem Settings
[Init] Priority=2 UTCTime=0 NRMonitorLines=500 PTT=COM12 DispMode=0 StopWF=0 StatLog=0 SndRXDevice=0 SndTXDevice=0 RXSampleRate=11025 TXSampleRate=11025 RX_corr_PPM=0 TX_corr_PPM=0 DisableUnit=0 TXRotate=0 DualChan=0 DualPTT=1 SCO=0 TXBufNumber=32 RXBufNumber=32 [AX25_A] Maxframe=3 Retries=15 FrackTime=5 IdleTime=180 SlotTime=100 Persist=128 RespTime=2000 TXFrmMode=1 FrameCollector=6 ExcludeCallsigns= ExcludeAPRSFrmType= KISSOptimization=0 DynamicFrack=0 BitRecovery=0 NonAX25Frm=0 MEMRecovery=200 IPOLL=80 [AX25_B] Maxframe=3 Retries=15 FrackTime=5 IdleTime=180 SlotTime=100 Persist=128 RespTime=2000 TXFrmMode=1 FrameCollector=6 ExcludeCallsigns= ExcludeAPRSFrmType= KISSOptimization=0 DynamicFrack=0 BitRecovery=0 NonAX25Frm=0 MEMRecovery=200 IPOLL=80 [Modem] RawPktMinLen=17 SwapPTTPins=0 PreEmphasisDB1=0 PreEmphasisDB2=0 PreEmphasisAll1=1 PreEmphasisAll2=1 Default1=1 Default2=1 DCDThreshold=32 HoldPnt=0 RXFreq1=1700 RXFreq2=1709 AFC=32 TxDelay1=250 TxDelay2=250 TxTail1=50 TxTail2=50 Diddles=0 NRRcvrPairs1=0 NRRcvrPairs2=0 RcvrShift1=30 RcvrShift2=30 ModemType1=1 ModemType2=0 [AGWHost] Server=1 Port=8000 [KISS] Server=0 Port=8100 [Window] Top=29 Left=759 Height=718 Width=604 Waterfall1=1 Waterfall2=0 StatTable=1 Monitor=1
Any help would be appreciated. I'm nowhere closer now that when I began after loading the programs..
Steve NS3L
You have to have 5 memory channels and all but the center one have to have reverse Doppler between uplink and downlink. IE, the first one has to listen 10 kHz HIGH and TX 10 kHz LOW. And so on. Ending at RX 10 kHz low and TX 10 kHz high. Bob
-----Original Message----- From: AMSAT-BB [mailto:amsat-bb-bounces@amsat.org] On Behalf Of hdskullfire2 . Sent: Tuesday, February 14, 2017 8:47 AM To: amsat-bb@amsat.org Subject: [amsat-bb] Having Issues with UISS/Soundmodem for ISS contacts.. (Long)
Here's the deal, I've been having good 70cm ISS reception, however I get no digipeats. I know it's busy, but in 3+ months of trying nothing..!! Rig is a IC-9100, microkeyer II, and using SatPC32ISS. A pair of very capable CP yagi's with AZ/EL tracking. Two ways I operate the 9100 is as follows. either split mode and SatPC32ISS in cat mode and doing doppler coordination, or using 3 memory channels in the 9100, one low, one center, and one high on the ISS 70cm side. (437.500, 437.550, & 437.60) and I use only 1 -20 (less)watts normally.
I suspect I have errors in my outgoing packets. Not one has been digipeated. I'm using CQ and Ariss when sending. Nothing..
I need to know what I have wrong with my settings in UISS/soundmodem. The alc is good and the soundmodem via the MKII seems to be working fine.
Need copy of a good uiss config file for me to compare my settings or take a look at what I've pasted here and tell me what I've got wrong..
Here are the current settings for UISS
;UISS v.5.4.0 [Your Call Sign] NS3L-3 [To call] CQ [Digistation] WIDE2-2 [AGWPE Radio Port] 0 [AlarmSet] 0 [Monitor Fontname] Fixedsys [Beacon Interval] 60 [TXMHeardType] 1 [Beacon] 0 [Header color] 65535 [Data color] 16776960 [Screen color] 4194304 [AlarmSet Header Text] RS0ISS* [AlarmSet Data Text] JO20AW Hello from Guy [APRS] =4041.15N/07522.30W-Steve FN20 {UISS54} [APRS Enabled] -1 [Selected Beacon] 100001 [TX data text] Software: UISS 5.4.0 JO20AW Guy 10 watt mobile, 5/8 antenna, 1m rate Hi All! UISS v5.4.0 Merry Christmas from Nazareth, Pa. FN20HQ Merry Christmas from Nazareth, Pa Hi from Steve - Nazareth, Pa - FN20 Steve in Nazareth, Pa - FN20hq Greetings.... Greetings.. [**end**] [To text] CQ APRS BEACON QST APRSAT [**end**] [Via text] ARISS RS0ISS 4XTECH WIDE2-2 PSAT [**end**] [APRS-Data] 73' Via Satellite Hello from Steve in Nazareth, Pa. FN20HQ Hello from Steve in Nazareth, Pa Hi from Steve in Nazareth, Pa Hi from Steve - Nazareth, Pa Steve - FN20hq Steve FN20 [**end**] [SavePosition] -1 [h-size] 10800 [v-size] 8340 [left-pos] 9435 [top-pos] 2865 [DataBox Forecolor] 16711680 [DataBox Backcolor] -2147483626 https://forums.qrz.com/tel:(214)%20748-3626 [TXDataDefault] Greetings.. [UISS Tag] 0 [APRS Message For] BLN EMAIL NWS SAT BLN#ECHO [**end**] [APRS Message Text] call@amsat.org Hello... Hello All. UISS v.5.4.0 QSL and 73 via ISS Ur 5/9 in Nazareth, Pa. FN20HQ 73's Ur 59 - Nazareth, Pa. FN20HQ 73 [**end**] [BBS Commands] 0 / [MonBufferLimit] 0 [Log Digipeated Messages] 0 [Default For:] SAT [Default Message:] Ur 59 - FN20HQ 73 [Default APRS Text] Steve FN20 [Beacon File]
[Beacon File Type] 0 0 [UseAlarmSound] 0 [UTC Time Offset] 5_0 [Log Alarm To Disk] 0 [AutoDisconnect, Filters, RemoveSame] 0 0 0 [Ignore Mheard Calls] RS0ISS RS0ISS-1 RS0ISS-11 RS0ISS-3 RS0ISS-4 PCSAT PCSAT-1 WD3ADO-1 MAIL-1 ANDE-1 PSAT [UISS Server] 0 [Messagebox Alarm] 0 [IntelligentBeacon] 0* [PictureLoad] -1 [RefreshPicLoadPath] C:\UISS\uiss_bckgrnd.jpg [PicRefreshInterval] 0 [AGWPE RX Port] 6 [SlowPC] 0 [AutoBeacon] 0
[ShowPortInHeader] 0 [AutomaticLogging] 0 [ConnectionCalls] RS0ISS-11 [**end**] [TXBoxCoherentColors] -1 [ExtraInfoReports]
[MHeard_AutoClear] 0 [FixedMonitorWidth] 0 [AckInterval] 20 [DigiColor] 4227327 [FontSize] 9 [FontBold] 0 [AutodiscAllowCalls] RS0ISS PCSAT ON6MU [TXMultiLineDefault] 0 [AutoAnswer] 0 [AutoAnswerText]
[AckUIViewType] 0 [NoAckTag] 0 [FixedMonWidth] 0 [ImgViewerWidth] 0 [ImgViewerHeight] 0 [NoteBookForeColor] 0 [NoteBookBackColor] 16777215 [ConnectLog] 0 [ConnectForeColor] 16777215 [ConnectBackColor] 0 [ConnectionFont] Fixedsys [ShadowExperiment_ISO_DIGI] US_BEACON ARISS [ShadowExperiment] 0 [OptionalDigLogSSID] 0 [UserSSID] 0 [AutoDetectUTC] 1 [ShadowExpGMT] 0 [ShExpPauseTX] 60 [ShowUTCInHeader] 1 [intRunExtApp] 0 [strRunExtApp1]
[MessageColor] 51200 [MaxPacketLength] 0 [strRunExtApp2]
[Picture_URL]
[AutoDigiLogBook] 1 [DateSeparator] - [CallDefinedLog] ISS [SystemTray] 0 [Filter] 0 [FilterCall]
[TypeOfModem] 1 [AutoRunModemProgram] 1 [ModemProgramPath] C:\Users\Hdskullfire2\Downloads\soundmodem95\soundmodem.exe [AutoCloseModemProgram] 1 [OtherTypeModemCaption]
[APRSCompressed]
[AutoPasteCallInFor] 1 [Debugset] ;winddir C:\WINDOWS\ ;apppath C:\UISS ;timeset 06:21:57 ;dateset 02-14-2017 ;session 3-209-104 ;registr -1 ;windver 6.2 Windows Vista ;agwinit LAN-Mode Port1 with SoundCard Ch: A; - ;server 1 init 0 ;module True - UISS-MapView - ;feature 1_Steve NS3L ;TxModul ;LANMode 1 ;LANIP 127.0.0.1 ;LANPort 8000 ;LANSlow 0
Here are the SoundModem Settings
[Init] Priority=2 UTCTime=0 NRMonitorLines=500 PTT=COM12 DispMode=0 StopWF=0 StatLog=0 SndRXDevice=0 SndTXDevice=0 RXSampleRate=11025 TXSampleRate=11025 RX_corr_PPM=0 TX_corr_PPM=0 DisableUnit=0 TXRotate=0 DualChan=0 DualPTT=1 SCO=0 TXBufNumber=32 RXBufNumber=32 [AX25_A] Maxframe=3 Retries=15 FrackTime=5 IdleTime=180 SlotTime=100 Persist=128 RespTime=2000 TXFrmMode=1 FrameCollector=6 ExcludeCallsigns= ExcludeAPRSFrmType= KISSOptimization=0 DynamicFrack=0 BitRecovery=0 NonAX25Frm=0 MEMRecovery=200 IPOLL=80 [AX25_B] Maxframe=3 Retries=15 FrackTime=5 IdleTime=180 SlotTime=100 Persist=128 RespTime=2000 TXFrmMode=1 FrameCollector=6 ExcludeCallsigns= ExcludeAPRSFrmType= KISSOptimization=0 DynamicFrack=0 BitRecovery=0 NonAX25Frm=0 MEMRecovery=200 IPOLL=80 [Modem] RawPktMinLen=17 SwapPTTPins=0 PreEmphasisDB1=0 PreEmphasisDB2=0 PreEmphasisAll1=1 PreEmphasisAll2=1 Default1=1 Default2=1 DCDThreshold=32 HoldPnt=0 RXFreq1=1700 RXFreq2=1709 AFC=32 TxDelay1=250 TxDelay2=250 TxTail1=50 TxTail2=50 Diddles=0 NRRcvrPairs1=0 NRRcvrPairs2=0 RcvrShift1=30 RcvrShift2=30 ModemType1=1 ModemType2=0 [AGWHost] Server=1 Port=8000 [KISS] Server=0 Port=8100 [Window] Top=29 Left=759 Height=718 Width=604 Waterfall1=1 Waterfall2=0 StatTable=1 Monitor=1
Any help would be appreciated. I'm nowhere closer now that when I began after loading the programs..
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Hi Steve,
... 3 memory channels in the 9100, one low, one center, and one high on the ISS 70cm side. (437.500, 437.550, & 437.60)
You need to adjust your tuning steps separately for TX and RX for Doppler correction. Your current configuration is taking to big of a step. Patrick WD9EWK made a list of 5 Doppler corrected frequencies which he stores in memory. As the orbit progresses over your QTH start with Memory #1 and work your way on up through the frequencies in memory. He has a graphic file of his frequency table posted at:
https://twitter.com/WD9EWK/status/793644904916193281/photo/1
Patrick's recommended steps work well for me. I find I spend only a little time on memory slot 1 and slot 5. Memory slots 2, 3, 4 are what I end up stepping through most often during a pass.
Also, packet routing add-ons such as WIDE, etc. are not needed. CQ VIA RS0ISS or CQ VIA ARISS keeps your packet short, less error prone, and more likely to be digipeated.
I'll be looking for your callsign via the ISS (although toward the east I have a pretty big obstruction but I sometimes get through it).
W5PFG has also reported problems getting the ISS to digipeat packets sent by his IC-9100. I'm not sure if he ever solved them.
73,
Paul, N8HM
On Tue, Feb 14, 2017 at 2:04 PM, JoAnne K9JKM k9jkm@comcast.net wrote:
Hi Steve,
... 3 memory channels in the 9100, one low, one center, and one high on the ISS 70cm side. (437.500, 437.550, & 437.60)
You need to adjust your tuning steps separately for TX and RX for Doppler correction. Your current configuration is taking to big of a step. Patrick WD9EWK made a list of 5 Doppler corrected frequencies which he stores in memory. As the orbit progresses over your QTH start with Memory #1 and work your way on up through the frequencies in memory. He has a graphic file of his frequency table posted at:
https://twitter.com/WD9EWK/status/793644904916193281/photo/1
Patrick's recommended steps work well for me. I find I spend only a little time on memory slot 1 and slot 5. Memory slots 2, 3, 4 are what I end up stepping through most often during a pass.
Also, packet routing add-ons such as WIDE, etc. are not needed. CQ VIA RS0ISS or CQ VIA ARISS keeps your packet short, less error prone, and more likely to be digipeated.
I'll be looking for your callsign via the ISS (although toward the east I have a pretty big obstruction but I sometimes get through it).
--
73 de JoAnne K9JKM k9jkm@amsat.org
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Hi Steve,
Congratulations ... it looks like your packets made it via ISS! Ariss.net logged this from you on the 2240 pass:
NS3L-3]APRS,RS0ISS*,qAR,KD8THX-6:Hello from Steve in FN20 NS3L-3]APRS,RS0ISS*,qAR,KD8THX-6::W8AB :Tnx fer QSO via ISS. Best 73's Steve NS3L W8AB]CQ,RS0ISS*,qAR,KD8THX-6:Tnx NS3L, good copy here in Lansing, MI NS3L-3]APRS,RS0ISS*,qAR,KD8THX-6::W8AB :Ur 59 - Nazareth, Pa. FN20HQ 73 W8AB]CQ,RS0ISS*,qAR,KD8THX-6:Hug your favorite astronaut! NS3L-3]APRS,RS0ISS*,qAR,KE0KHA:Hello from Steve in FN20
-- 73 de JoAnne K9JKM k9jkm@amsat.org
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