[amsat-bb] PCSAT NO-44 packet Active during daylight?

[JoAnne Maenpaa]

Hi Sean,

NO-44 is active only in sunlight ... with a caveat that it needs a good
illumination angle on its solar cells. I've been digipeated twice this week
via NO-44 on ascending passes over North America. I've had better luck with
NO-44 northbound up and out of the USA when it has been in sunlight long
enough. The downlink is weak and sounds a bit off frequency and FMing with
the strain but one or two digipeats are still attainable per pass. Watch
http://www1.findu.com/cgi-bin/pcsat.cgi for status. It is W3ADO-1 and
PCSAT-11 mixed in with all the PSAT messages on this page. Set UNPROTO CQ
VIA W3ADO-1.

NO-84 PSAT is active on packet. It seems it's downlink signal and wondering
perhaps it's receive sensitivity are gradually getting weaker compared with
signals a week ago. The downlink packet log at
http://www1.findu.com/cgi-bin/pcsat.cgi will show satellite digipeater
status (plus any packets you get digipeated). When you see PSAT]APRSON  it
means the NO-84 digipeater is active. Set UNPROTO CQ VIA ARISS for NO-84.

The status of ISS packet depends on the on-board activities. It was OFF
during the recent EVA. Packet seems to have been re-enabled until Tuesday's
undocking manueuvers. Watch http://www.ariss.net/ to see how recently
packets have been digipeated to guess it's status. Set UNPROTO CQ VIA ARISS
or UNPROTO CQ VIA RS0ISS (your preference, both work).

--
73 de JoAnne K9JKM
k9jkm at amsat.org


> -----Original Message-----
> From: AMSAT-BB [mailto:amsat-bb-bounces at amsat.org] On Behalf Of sean fay
> Sent: Friday, September 02, 2016 7:23 PM
> To: amsat-bb at amsat.org
> Subject: [amsat-bb] PCSAT NO-44 packet Active during daylight?
> 
> Hello all,
> 
> I just got gifted a long holiday weekend and I plan to celebrate my free
> time by trying to make some QSOs on the ISS digipeater and I was wondering
> if NO-44 PCSAT was still active for AX.25 packet work during the daylight
> hours?
> 
> Could someone give me the scoop on its activation status and if it is
> active , if there is regular use of it during active times?
> 
> 
> Thanks and at least keep a look out for me on the ISS and try to QSO if
you
> do see my packet being sent
> 
> Sean
> AA0AN/EM29
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