[amsat-bb] DUCHIFAT1 - first 'Compressed APRS' tests

[Steve Kristoff]

I downloaded and unzipped the ground station software, but I can't get it to 
work, as my computer doesn't recognize the .GGG extension on the files.
However, I can report that I did receive the Morse beacon "hi de Duchifat" 
at around 1616 UTC. QTH here is EM79ji.

Steve Kristoff AI9IN
PO Box 44
Oldenburg IN USA
skristof @etczone.com

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Herzliya Science Center" <4x4hsc at gmail.com>
To: <amsat-bb at amsat.org>
Sent: Tuesday, May 19, 2015 4:22 PM
Subject: [amsat-bb] DUCHIFAT1 - first 'Compressed APRS' tests


> Hi all,
> DUCHIFAT1, the Israeli high school students 1U Cubesat is ready for first
> public tests.
> People with the ability to send Compressed APRS location packets are
> invited to join the tests.
> The satellite will collect these packets worldwide along its flight at
> 620km high orbit, and will downlink them from time to time over our ground
> station in Herzliya/Israel.
> Participants are kindly requested to register in advance in order to get
> their packet identified on the map.
> The packets successfully received will be displayed on a map in our
> Internet site and  QSL cards will be sent via Bureau to the stations
> registered and recognized. (unfortunately, there is no way we can 
> recognize
> packets from unregistered stations because the packet is limited to 14
> character at the satellite, so we assign two unique characters to every
> registered station to enable us to identify them).
>
> Registration can be done at www.h-space-lab.org
>
> Also available in that site are operational information about the
> satellite, and the following documents:
>
> *Configuring TT4 Explanation.doc* - how to use the Byonics TinyTrak4 for
> generating Compressed APRS packets
>
> *Terms Of Use.doc* - terms and techniques for making the best use of the
> satellite
>
> There is also Ground station software available for download, written by
> our students around ISIS space Demodulator software.
>
> We hope many people will find it interesting and enjoyable,
>
> good luck!
> 73
> from the Herzliya Science Center students and teachers
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Steve Kristoff
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