[amsat-bb] ISS Unattended Beacon Theory (UBT) - PROVE ME WRONG!

[Paul Stoetzer]

Constant beaconing is such a waste of a good resource. Some people are
clearly just beaconing 24/7/365 on 145.825 MHz.

I know this problem has existed ever since the ISS digipeater was
turned on 15+ years ago and complaining on the BB isn't likely to
solve it, but it's just mind boggling why people bother with such a
useless endeavor. Use the digipeater either for live
keyboard-to-keyboard QSOs or neat experiments like sending an email
via the ISS or controlling robots. 24/7/365 beaconing just makes it
tough to use the digipeater for useful purposes.

73,

Paul, N8HM

On Tue, Apr 19, 2016 at 8:35 AM, Pedro via AMSAT-BB <amsat-bb at amsat.org> wrote:
> Clayton,
>
> Over Europe I've only seen twice a true QSO using ISS digipeater in the past
> 2 years.
> Otherwise just people with unattended beacons.
>
> 73 Pedro CU2ZG
>
> Quoting Clayton Coleman <kayakfishtx at gmail.com>:
>
>> I worked an ISS pass earlier tonight on packet.  I copied 18 stations
>> digipeated via the ISS. However, only one of them responded to any
>> kind of live, keyboard-to-keyboard action.  The other stations seemed
>> very dedicated to letting the world know their name and city every 1-2
>> minutes.
>>
>> Surely my theory that 80% of the stations are unattended beacons, pass
>> after pass, must be wrong.
>>
>> Please, prove me wrong at 0200Z 19-April, and show me that people have
>> two-way QSO's and not just beacon their name and city continuously for
>> 24 hours.
>>
>> 73
>> Clayton
>> W5PFG
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