[amsat-bb] PCSAT2 Mailbox Operation

["Sion Chow Q. C. \(9W2QC\)" <9w2qc@xxxxxxxxx>]

Hello Group,

Today, 17 September 2005 at 1445 Hours UTC ISS passed over West Malaysia
with a maximum elevation of 39 degrees.

I attempted to connect to the PCSAT2 mailbox on 145.825 +/- TX and 435.275
+/- RX using 1200 baud.  Also successfully sent a message and receive the
message list.

Now, am wondering if it is possible to access the mailbox at 9600 baud?
Equipment used was Yaesu FT-847, 10 Element Yagi for 2M, 11 Element Quad for
70 CM, both vertically polarized, AGWPE and UISS software.

Below is the session dump.


[KPC9612P-8.4-HM$]
31619 BYTES AVAILABLE
THERE ARE 2 MESSAGES NUMBERED 1-2
ENTER COMMAND:  B,J,K,L,R,S, or Help >

>S ALL

SUBJECT: 

>Hello From Malaysia

ENTER MESSAGE 3--END WITH CTRL-Z OR /EX ON A SINGLE LINE

>Hello All from Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. 73 de 9W2QC (Sion Chow Q. C.)

USNA/ARISS Prototype CommSat. PCSAT2(A)

>/ex

MESSAGE SAVED
ENTER COMMAND:  B,J,K,L,R,S, or Help >

>L

MSG#  ST SIZE  TO     FROM   DATE                 SUBJECT
3     PN 89    ALL    9W2QC  01/07/2001 18:08:51  Hello From Malaysia
2     B  6     JE9PEL JF1AJE 01/07/2001 15:00:39  HELLO

Fm PCSAT2 To APRS2 Via SGATE,WIDE <UI pid=F0 Len=42 >[22:50:02]
:BLN2PCSAT:You can digi at 9600 baud too.

Fm PCSAT2 To APRS1 Via SGATE,WIDE <UI pid=F0 Len=44 >[22:50:06]
:BLN2PCSAT:The mailbox is on with call MAIL


P.S. There is really a lot of stuff to try on PCSAT2, from digipeating,
downloading of 9k6 telemetry and so on.  It would be good if I can have 2
UHF antennas, then I can get the 9k6 telemetry while working the mailbox...
Hope to do something for this in the near future.


73,
Sion Chow Q. C.,
9W2QC.
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