[amsat-bb] ISS ping box

[Tom Karickhoff]

I have done a bit of work with APRS on the Raspberry Pi as a battery
powered mobile setup with Xaster. It had a 4in touch screen which made it
practical only for emergencies. I think a headless SatGate would be a
better use for an RPi.
On Sep 21, 2016 6:50 AM, "Andrew Rich" <vk4tec at tech-software.net> wrote:

> Hello
>
> A while back I had a Linux computer that would listen for the ISS then
> start sending beacons
>
> Trying to cut back on wildly transmitting all day and night
>
> Has anyone used the raspberry Pi ?
>
> It lends itself nicely to such a beacon project
>
> Listen then beacon for ten minutes
>
> Andrew
>
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