[amsat-bb] Re: APRS beaconing on the ISS no luck....

[JoAnne Maenpaa]

Hi,

> I am a bit confused.  What's the difference between:
> "ARISS" vs "UNPROTO VIA ARISS"
> Should they not both work?

Well, we'd hope the net effect is the same ... but I was trying to explain
using the command string my hardware needs. Hopefully someone with your HT
can offer specific advice for your rig. We may be talking of similar things
but with different user interfaces ;-)

> Question, it seems you are explicitly doing packet radio 
> and not APRS (a derivative).

A packet setup for UI packets works for both. When I run UI-View (an APRS
program) while receiving ISS packets I get an APRS map that looks like this:
http://home.comcast.net/~k9jkm/UI_View_ISS_Pass.jpg

If I send  =4211.29N/08827.08W- ... I end up on the APRS map with a K9JKM
house symbol with the antenna.

If I send Hi Bob ... then it is a text string.

Keep on trying ... it's a memorable hoot when ya score some packets!

--
73 de JoAnne K9JKM
k9jkm at amsat.org