[amsat-bb] SUNSAT 1st pass Sat Eve

[Bob Bruninga <bruninga@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

First mode-B packet Pass Sat Evening, about 1800 EDT east coast.
Following stations captured in my HT screen:

KB2WQM  FIXED, PACGATE Ocean View, FM29OE, 94mi E of me, 50w 9db ant
N2LBT   D700 In Service, FN32BQ, 291mi NE of me, alt 242' CSE 339 SPD=0
WB4APR  TH-D7, Special!,1200bd, Jogger ICON, Stock Whip!
SUNSAT  STATUS OBC1v8: up=17/12:45
N4ZQ    MOVING n4zq@hotmail.com, HOUSE Icon,EL88oa, 837mi SW of me
KB8GVQ  D700 In Service, EN81xi, 336mi NW of me, alt846' CSE 118, SPD=0

Following MSGS captured:

KB2WQM: PACGATE is up
KC2GMM: Working Car fire,Rt287s, Hanover,NJ

Other packets NOT caputed on the HT (It does not recognize the TLE format:

SUNSAT>BEACON T#nnn,121,122,123,144,255,1001010
SUNSAT>BEACON T#n+1,121,124,132,155,244,1101001
etc...  every 10 secs throughout the pass

This time I was using an old THD7 at 1200 baud on the STOCK HT whip in one
hand to validate the 1200 baud uplink, and using a THD7(g) in the other to
make sure I heard everything.  It was using a 19" whip which is probably
not need on the very strong downlink.

With the UPLINK, I got in plenty of times, didnt want to make a nuisance
of myself.  On the downlink, I think I captured almost all packets.

Since I was too stupid to have entered a POSIT into my  UPLINK HT, you
will not see me on the FINDU.COM or www.aprs.net sites.  But you should
find these, IF the SATGATE worked...

   http://map.findu.com/N4ZQ
   http://map.findu.com/N2LBT-9
   http://map.findu.com/KB8GVQ-8
   http://map.findu.com/KB2WQM-4

Next pass is teh voice pass.  Lets see what that sounds like tonight...

de WB4APR, Bob


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