[amsat-bb] PCsat SPECIAL test.

[Bob Bruninga <bruninga@xxxxxxxx>]

SPECIAL PCsat Test:

I just activated the SPECIAL STORE-and-FORWARD mechanism on PCsat that
will let it capture packets over completely isolated parts of the world
and then regurgitate them at regular intervals around the rest of the
world.  The donwlink is on 144.39 and the TX rate is once a minute.

And with seconds to go before LOS, I finally got re-configured to send
such a a packet.  If this system works, then you should see my packet on
144.39 over the next day.  The packet should be something like this:

From:  WOCALL   (oops, didnt check the MYCALL till after the pass)
Position comment: PRIORITY
Icon:     W
Status Text:      empty

Ill try to do better next time...

The purpose of this mode is so that persons walking about Antarctica, or
swimming in the South Pacific or South Atlantic will be able to have some
priority message abiility via PCsat type satellites.

The uplink for this capability is the unpublished uplink for special
remote travelers.  If you are in this category, contact me for access.
This mode will only last for a week or so until PCsat goes back into
eclipses.

de WB4APR@amsat.org, Bob

PCsat WEB  page     http://www.ew.usna.edu/~bruninga/pcsat.html
ISS-APRS FAQ:       http://www.ew.usna.edu/~bruninga/iss-faq.html
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