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<div class="moz-cite-prefix">On 8/06/2014 2:18 PM,
<a class="moz-txt-link-abbreviated" href="mailto:ozaprs-request@aprs.net.au">ozaprs-request@aprs.net.au</a> wrote:<br>
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<pre wrap=""><span class="moz-txt-citetags">>>>>> </span>For info, if you can't get through to ISS, one particular operator here beacons every 5 seconds on most VK6 passes. This makes it very difficult for virtually anyone to get digipeated.
<span class="moz-txt-citetags">>>>>> </span></pre>
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Well that certainly could be a factor in my observation that I don't
have as much success with westerly passes as I do with those on the
eastern side.<br>
<br>
My beacon rate is every 60 seconds. I'm very much aware of the
need for economy in these settings, but I think that gives myself
and others a sporting chance on any pass. I'm happy to accept
discussion on other values.<br>
<br>
Incidently you can see what others use for beacon settings by
further exploration of the main ISS stations heard page:<br>
<br>
<a href="http://www.findu.com/cgi-bin/ariss/index.cgi">http://www.findu.com/cgi-bin/ariss/index.cgi</a><br>
<br>
Scroll down to the stations heard list and click on any callsign of
interest:<br>
<br>
eg <a href="http://www.findu.com/cgi-bin/find.cgi?VK5ATN-4">http://www.findu.com/cgi-bin/find.cgi?VK5ATN-4</a><br>
<br>
Then on the extreme LHS of that page:<br>
<br>
<a href="http://www.findu.com/cgi-bin/raw.cgi?call=VK5ATN-4">http://www.findu.com/cgi-bin/raw.cgi?call=VK5ATN-4</a><br>
<br>
There may be better ways of doing it, but this is how I arrived at
the settings which worked for me. There are variations in these
paras - as you can discover.<br>
<br>
Apologies if this is already known to everyone. <span
class="moz-smiley-s6"><span> :-[ </span></span><br>
<br>
FWIW<br>
<br>
73<br>
<i>Terry</i><i><br>
</i><i>VK5ATN</i><i><br>
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