Re: [amsat-bb] Digital modes

["Mark L. Hammond" <mlhammond@xxxxxxxxxxx>]

Hello Jamie,

Good to hear your interest has been sparked!  That's one good reason for the bird to rotate schedules.

Here is the best source I can think of:

http://www.amsat-na.com/item.php?id=100043

It's a fresh revision, and the information is great (thanks to Gould's hard work!).

I recommmend a copy for anybody that wants to work the digital birds...

73,

Mark N8MH

> 
> From: "James C. Hall MD" <heartdoc@nwtcc.com>
> Date: 2005/11/10 Thu PM 04:32:54 EST
> To: amsat-bb@amsat.org
> Subject: [amsat-bb] Digital modes
> 
> Hello:
> 
> I was observing the reports when AO-51 was in digital mode and that is 
> something I have never done (other than with ISS). So I pulled out my 
> Satellite Handbook to check this possibility out. Seems that it is quite 
> a bit different than terrestrial packet. I do have a FT-847 that is 9600 
> baud ready, but what to plug into it. I have a KAM Plus and a SCS PTC 
> TNC/modems but these are not specific for satellite PSK. It seems that 
> from my reading PacComm has been an early leader in this.
> 
> What say the digital bird gurus ?
> 
> 73, Jamie
> WB4YDL
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