<html>
<head>
<meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8">
</head>
<body>
It's certainly working very well - quite a few new callsigns
appearing on the list around the world - as well as here in OZ.
<br>
<br>
As a bonus in SA we had an excellent visual treat this evening with
the almost overhead pass just completed. I'm possibly getting a
bit unique in that I'm old enough to have seen the first ever moving
star go overhead - the launch vehicle from Sputnik I back in October
1967. Even now the magic of a visual pass of any of the birds is
something special, and I never tire of it. I looked on in awe again
this evening - almost to the SE horizon. What an amazing times we
live in. <br>
<br>
(Whoops! sorry - this is supposed to be technical - not
philosophical)<br>
<br>
73<br>
Terry<br>
VK5ATN <br>
<br>
<br>
<br>
<div class="moz-cite-prefix">On 18/10/2020 6:24 pm, Jack Schultz
wrote:<br>
</div>
<blockquote type="cite"
cite="mid:CAK2di=y=NwYG1j11PLZGmnJ=6WdzoBbAEobUdyJC8QwWotf-Mg@mail.gmail.com">
<meta http-equiv="content-type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8">
<div dir="ltr">
<div>Made much easier now with these improvements aboard the
ISS.</div>
<div><br>
</div>
<div>I also got in quite easily last night on a high elevation
pass, no issues from my backyard using 5W on my FT2-DR and the
stock rubber duck. Got up to S6-7 at max elevation and I was
able to hear it down to less than 10 degrees in an urban
environment with the same setup so not shabby at all.</div>
<div><br>
</div>
<div>Cheers</div>
<div>Jack VK3FJTS<br>
</div>
</div>
<br>
<div class="gmail_quote">
<div dir="ltr" class="gmail_attr">On Sat, Oct 17, 2020 at 2:24
PM Wade Smith <<a href="mailto:wade.vk1@gmail.com"
moz-do-not-send="true">wade.vk1@gmail.com</a>> wrote:<br>
</div>
<blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0px 0px 0px
0.8ex;border-left:1px solid rgb(204,204,204);padding-left:1ex">
<div dir="ltr">Fantastic. During COVID I was toying will a
small APRS via SAT project, but the lack of clear up to date
info is really frustrating.
<div>In essence, I was looking at the feasibility of using
APRS via SAT using QRP and lightweight gear for fun and
welfare purposes for say a backpacker or 4WDer ##not for
safety##.</div>
<div><br>
</div>
<div>The list below is what I managed to pull together,
obviously, there are other sats that do APRS, but if they
are not on the same freq or use the same path, it is
rather cumbersome and overly difficult for the user to
reconfigure every time.</div>
<div><br>
</div>
<div>I would welcome feedback esp if I am missing
something.</div>
<div><br>
</div>
<div>
<table dir="ltr"
style="table-layout:fixed;font-size:10pt;font-family:Arial;width:0px;border-collapse:collapse;border:medium
none" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" border="1">
<colgroup><col width="127"><col width="100"><col
width="100"><col width="481"></colgroup><tbody>
<tr style="height:21px">
<td style="overflow:hidden;padding:2px
3px;vertical-align:bottom;border:1px solid
rgb(204,204,204)">Satellite</td>
<td style="overflow:hidden;padding:2px
3px;vertical-align:bottom;border:1px solid
rgb(204,204,204)">Frequency</td>
<td style="overflow:hidden;padding:2px
3px;vertical-align:bottom;border:1px solid
rgb(204,204,204)">Path</td>
<td style="overflow:hidden;padding:2px
3px;vertical-align:bottom;border:1px solid
rgb(204,204,204)">Status</td>
</tr>
<tr style="height:21px">
<td style="overflow:hidden;padding:2px
3px;vertical-align:bottom;border:1px solid
rgb(204,204,204)">ISS</td>
<td style="overflow:hidden;padding:2px
3px;vertical-align:bottom;text-align:right;border:1px
solid rgb(204,204,204)">145.825</td>
<td style="overflow:hidden;padding:2px
3px;vertical-align:bottom;border:1px solid
rgb(204,204,204)">ARISS</td>
<td style="overflow:hidden;padding:2px
3px;vertical-align:bottom;border:1px solid
rgb(204,204,204)">Confirmed operational 17/10/2020</td>
</tr>
<tr style="height:21px">
<td style="overflow:hidden;padding:2px
3px;vertical-align:bottom;border:1px solid
rgb(204,204,204)">PCSAT-1 (NO-44)</td>
<td style="overflow:hidden;padding:2px
3px;vertical-align:bottom;text-align:right;border:1px
solid rgb(204,204,204)">145.825</td>
<td style="overflow:hidden;padding:2px
3px;vertical-align:bottom;border:1px solid
rgb(204,204,204)">ARISS</td>
<td style="overflow:hidden;padding:2px
3px;vertical-align:bottom;border:1px solid
rgb(204,204,204)">Largely Unusable as it defaults
to US APRS freq in failsafe</td>
</tr>
<tr style="height:21px">
<td style="overflow:hidden;padding:2px
3px;vertical-align:bottom;border:1px solid
rgb(204,204,204)">BRICSAT2 (N0-103)</td>
<td style="overflow:hidden;padding:2px
3px;vertical-align:bottom;text-align:right;border:1px
solid rgb(204,204,204)">145.825</td>
<td style="overflow:hidden;padding:2px
3px;vertical-align:bottom;border:1px solid
rgb(204,204,204)">ARISS</td>
<td style="overflow:hidden;padding:2px
3px;vertical-align:bottom;border:1px solid
rgb(204,204,204)">Listed as inactive</td>
</tr>
<tr style="height:21px">
<td style="overflow:hidden;padding:2px
3px;vertical-align:bottom;border:1px solid
rgb(204,204,204)">QIKCOM-1</td>
<td style="overflow:hidden;padding:2px
3px;vertical-align:bottom;text-align:right;border:1px
solid rgb(204,204,204)">145.825</td>
<td style="overflow:hidden;padding:2px
3px;vertical-align:bottom;border:1px solid
rgb(204,204,204)">ARISS</td>
<td style="overflow:hidden;padding:2px
3px;vertical-align:bottom;border:1px solid
rgb(204,204,204)">Unknown</td>
</tr>
<tr style="height:21px">
<td style="overflow:hidden;padding:2px
3px;vertical-align:bottom;border:1px solid
rgb(204,204,204)">DIWATA-2 (PO-101)</td>
<td style="overflow:hidden;padding:2px
3px;vertical-align:bottom;text-align:right;border:1px
solid rgb(204,204,204)">145.825</td>
<td style="overflow:hidden;padding:2px
3px;vertical-align:bottom;border:1px solid
rgb(204,204,204)">ARISS</td>
<td style="overflow:hidden;padding:2px
3px;vertical-align:bottom;border:1px solid
rgb(204,204,204)">Unknown</td>
</tr>
<tr style="height:21px">
<td style="overflow:hidden;padding:2px
3px;vertical-align:bottom;border:1px solid
rgb(204,204,204)">PSAT (NO-84)</td>
<td style="overflow:hidden;padding:2px
3px;vertical-align:bottom;text-align:right;border:1px
solid rgb(204,204,204)">145.825</td>
<td style="overflow:hidden;padding:2px
3px;vertical-align:bottom;border:1px solid
rgb(204,204,204)">ARISS</td>
<td style="overflow:hidden;padding:2px
3px;vertical-align:bottom;border:1px solid
rgb(204,204,204)">Unknown</td>
</tr>
<tr style="height:21px">
<td style="overflow:hidden;padding:2px
3px;vertical-align:bottom;border:1px solid
rgb(204,204,204)">PSAT2 (NO-104)</td>
<td style="overflow:hidden;padding:2px
3px;vertical-align:bottom;text-align:right;border:1px
solid rgb(204,204,204)">145.825</td>
<td style="overflow:hidden;padding:2px
3px;vertical-align:bottom;border:1px solid
rgb(204,204,204)">ARISS</td>
<td style="overflow:hidden;padding:2px
3px;vertical-align:bottom;border:1px solid
rgb(204,204,204)">Unknown</td>
</tr>
<tr style="height:21px">
<td style="overflow:hidden;padding:2px
3px;vertical-align:bottom;border:1px solid
rgb(204,204,204)">AISAT</td>
<td style="overflow:hidden;padding:2px
3px;vertical-align:bottom;text-align:right;border:1px
solid rgb(204,204,204)">145.825</td>
<td style="overflow:hidden;padding:2px
3px;vertical-align:bottom;border:1px solid
rgb(204,204,204)">ARISS</td>
<td style="overflow:hidden;padding:2px
3px;vertical-align:bottom;border:1px solid
rgb(204,204,204)">Unknown</td>
</tr>
</tbody>
</table>
</div>
<div><br>
</div>
<div>PT 1 - concept <a
href="http://wadeabout.com/blog/satellite-aprs-for-the-backpacker"
target="_blank" moz-do-not-send="true">http://wadeabout.com/blog/satellite-aprs-for-the-backpacker</a> </div>
<div>PT 2 Prototype testing <a
href="http://wadeabout.com/blog/satellite-aprs-for-the-backpacker-pt2"
target="_blank" moz-do-not-send="true">http://wadeabout.com/blog/satellite-aprs-for-the-backpacker-pt2</a></div>
<div><br>
</div>
<div><br>
</div>
<div>Cheers</div>
<div><br>
</div>
<div>Wade</div>
<div><br>
</div>
</div>
<br>
<div class="gmail_quote">
<div dir="ltr" class="gmail_attr">On Sat, 17 Oct 2020 at
11:19, Ray <<a href="mailto:aprs@exemail.com.au"
target="_blank" moz-do-not-send="true">aprs@exemail.com.au</a>>
wrote:<br>
</div>
<blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0px 0px 0px
0.8ex;border-left:1px solid
rgb(204,204,204);padding-left:1ex">Hi Wade,<br>
<br>
As Scott pointed out the callsign was just a FYI.<br>
<br>
Ray vk2tv<br>
<br>
On 17/10/20 9:09 am, Wade Smith wrote:<br>
> Hi Ray<br>
><br>
> It certainly is back on. I got in last night fairly
easily on 5w.<br>
><br>
><br>
> With the callsign change is that simply an FYI or is
that the call <br>
> that the path should be in place of ARISS (?).<br>
><br>
> W<br>
><br>
> On Sat, 17 Oct 2020 at 08:43, Ray <<a
href="mailto:aprs@exemail.com.au" target="_blank"
moz-do-not-send="true">aprs@exemail.com.au</a> <br>
> <mailto:<a href="mailto:aprs@exemail.com.au"
target="_blank" moz-do-not-send="true">aprs@exemail.com.au</a>>>
wrote:<br>
><br>
> For those who haven't yet noticed or heard the
long awaited Kenwood<br>
> replacement radio for the ISS is now in service
and it has certainly<br>
> boosted ISS APRS participation in the Land of Oz.<br>
><br>
> The callsign used is now NA1SS.<br>
><br>
> Ray vk2tv<br>
> _______________________________________________<br>
> OZAPRS mailing list<br>
> <a href="mailto:OZAPRS@aprs.net.au"
target="_blank" moz-do-not-send="true">OZAPRS@aprs.net.au</a>
<mailto:<a href="mailto:OZAPRS@aprs.net.au"
target="_blank" moz-do-not-send="true">OZAPRS@aprs.net.au</a>><br>
> <a
href="http://lists.aprs.net.au/mailman/listinfo/ozaprs"
rel="noreferrer" target="_blank" moz-do-not-send="true">http://lists.aprs.net.au/mailman/listinfo/ozaprs</a><br>
><br>
> -- <br>
> -<br>
> VK1MIC.com<br>
><br>
> _______________________________________________<br>
> OZAPRS mailing list<br>
> <a href="mailto:OZAPRS@aprs.net.au" target="_blank"
moz-do-not-send="true">OZAPRS@aprs.net.au</a><br>
> <a
href="http://lists.aprs.net.au/mailman/listinfo/ozaprs"
rel="noreferrer" target="_blank" moz-do-not-send="true">http://lists.aprs.net.au/mailman/listinfo/ozaprs</a><br>
<br>
_______________________________________________<br>
OZAPRS mailing list<br>
<a href="mailto:OZAPRS@aprs.net.au" target="_blank"
moz-do-not-send="true">OZAPRS@aprs.net.au</a><br>
<a href="http://lists.aprs.net.au/mailman/listinfo/ozaprs"
rel="noreferrer" target="_blank" moz-do-not-send="true">http://lists.aprs.net.au/mailman/listinfo/ozaprs</a><br>
</blockquote>
</div>
<br clear="all">
<div><br>
</div>
-- <br>
<div dir="ltr">
<div dir="ltr">--
<div><br>
</div>
<div>Wade</div>
<div><br>
</div>
<div>VK1MIC.com</div>
</div>
</div>
_______________________________________________<br>
OZAPRS mailing list<br>
<a href="mailto:OZAPRS@aprs.net.au" target="_blank"
moz-do-not-send="true">OZAPRS@aprs.net.au</a><br>
<a href="http://lists.aprs.net.au/mailman/listinfo/ozaprs"
rel="noreferrer" target="_blank" moz-do-not-send="true">http://lists.aprs.net.au/mailman/listinfo/ozaprs</a><br>
</blockquote>
</div>
<br clear="all">
<br>
-- <br>
<div dir="ltr" class="gmail_signature"><img
src="http://contrillion.com/img/signature.png"
moz-do-not-send="true" width="96" height="51"><br>
<div>Jack Schultz</div>
</div>
<br>
<fieldset class="mimeAttachmentHeader"></fieldset>
<pre class="moz-quote-pre" wrap="">_______________________________________________
OZAPRS mailing list
<a class="moz-txt-link-abbreviated" href="mailto:OZAPRS@aprs.net.au">OZAPRS@aprs.net.au</a>
<a class="moz-txt-link-freetext" href="http://lists.aprs.net.au/mailman/listinfo/ozaprs">http://lists.aprs.net.au/mailman/listinfo/ozaprs</a>
</pre>
</blockquote>
<br>
<div id="DAB4FAD8-2DD7-40BB-A1B8-4E2AA1F9FDF2"><br />
<table style="border-top: 1px solid #D3D4DE;">
<tr>
<td style="width: 55px; padding-top: 13px;"><a href="https://www.avast.com/sig-email?utm_medium=email&utm_source=link&utm_campaign=sig-email&utm_content=emailclient" target="_blank"><img src="https://ipmcdn.avast.com/images/icons/icon-envelope-tick-round-orange-animated-no-repeat-v1.gif" alt="" width="46" height="29" style="width: 46px; height: 29px;" /></a></td>
<td style="width: 470px; padding-top: 12px; color: #41424e; font-size: 13px; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; line-height: 18px;">Virus-free. <a href="https://www.avast.com/sig-email?utm_medium=email&utm_source=link&utm_campaign=sig-email&utm_content=emailclient" target="_blank" style="color: #4453ea;">www.avast.com</a>
</td>
</tr>
</table><a href="#DAB4FAD8-2DD7-40BB-A1B8-4E2AA1F9FDF2" width="1" height="1"> </a></div></body>
</html>