[amsat-bb] Re: What Happened to the PacSats?

[Andre]

Op 4-1-2012 21:29, Chris Maness schreef:
> I have been looking into using the APRS digipeater on the ISS to send
> txt messages.  Is this possible?  I go hiking and camping a lot, and
> it would be cool to at least digipeat through the ISS.  What would be
> even better is an email sat.  Store and forward to gatway stations
> that relay emails like winlink does.  This would be great for
> outbackers and people in developing areas that don't have this
> ability.  The gateway station could approve and foreward inbound email
> too so that way the messages are sent like 3rd party traffic.  No spam
> and junk like that.
>
> Just a Thought,
> Chris Maness
> KQ6UP
Short emails are posible trough iss
http://wa8lmf.net/bruninga/aprs/sset-email.GIF

it's one way only but good enough for checkin messages, there are enough 
monitoring stations to cover most needs, africa might be a bit hard at 
places but even there, there should be posibileties.

73 Andre PE1RDW

73 Andre PE1RDW