[amsat-bb] Re: APRS via Satellite

[PA3GUO]

And this is how it looks like in the dark, in passes when it is dark 
outside,
but when ISS is still 'flying' in sunligth: you hear & see ISS on your THD7 
!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FSFVTN2KKog
(best seen in HD, as ISS is a bright, yet tiny little dot moving in the sky)

Henk, PA3GUO


>> Which APRS satellites are active and may be reached
>> with a Kenwood THD-72? I'm trying to get some people
>> interested in our hobby.

> Well, the easiest and best is the ISS.  Your normal terrestrial APRS
>settings should work just fine.
>
>Just listen on 145.825 during mid-day in the Northern Hemisphere and you
>can't miss it.  I hear it every day.  Of  course it is moving earlier about
>20 minutes a day, so use your tracking program to give you exact times.
>
>Bob, WB4APR