Re: [amsat-bb] ECHO, D7 and an Arrow

[Gary Persons <kd5day@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Greg,

I heard Echo in Saginaw, TX on the same pass, so it was there. I down 
loaded the APRS identifier,. but I never saw more than one bar on the S 
meter of my D7. I had the squelch closed like yours with only 2 bars. I was 
set on 9600 baud, b-band data channel, TNC in APRS mode. I was using my VFO 
on the D7 but I only had to change frequencies for doppler once.  The 
identifier was on the D7 screen. If you are trying to read the APRS data, 
then I am sure that you needed to be in the APRS TNC mode. I do not know if 
the tlm Echo program will decode the ARPS data or not.
The satellite came in almost due north. But it was NW before I heard it. I 
guess the houses here were attenuating the signal too much.

Anyway, rest assured it was there!

73

Gary



At 01:09 PM 7/5/2004, Greg Higgins wrote:
>Just attempted to download the data (again) from ECHO on its' last pass 
>over (EM12gh) Fort Worth, TX (1733 - 1746) using the most current keps as 
>provided on the list. Still no luck!  Here is my setup for someone willing 
>to help.
>
>D7(G)
>         Programmed frequencies: AOS     435.160
>                                                 435.155
>                                         TCA     435.150
>                                                 435.145
>                                         LOS     435.140
>         Menu changes:   TNC 1-4-1       Packet Band "B"
>                         APRS 2-M        Packet Band "B"
>                         APRS 2-N        Packet Speed "9600"
>
>         TNC is in Packet Mode
>         KISS on
>         Squelch set to 2 bars (lowest setting)
>
>Laptop Computer running tlmECHO
>
>Arrow satellite antenna with 70cm aimed vertical.
>
>
>After a minute or 2 after AOS, squelch is broken, the D7 shows 1 bar 
>(sometimes up to 3 at TCA) but nothing appears on the D7 screen or laptop.
>
>I have used the D7 and arrow antenna successfully on numerous occasions on 
>AO-27,SO-35, UO-14, ISS, NO-44, NO-45, etc. So, as said earlier 
>"AARRRRrrrgggh". Thanks for the help!
>
>Greg Higgins  KB5GLV
>
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