[amsat-bb] Speaking of APRS

[Andrew Rich]

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> On 4 Aug 2017, at 12:19 am, Patrick STODDARD (WD9EWK/VA7EWK) <amsat-bb at wd9ewk.net> wrote:
> 
> Steve,
> 
> Probably the closest thing to a status report on the health
> of NO-84 is available from Mike DK3WN:
> 
> http://www.dk3wn.info/p/?cat=254
> 
> DK3WN is one of the command stations for NO-84, and he is
> able to switch on the APRS digipeater when he feels the
> satellite can handle it. His last blog entry related to
> that satellite was from last week, where he commented that
> "digipeater should remain off". Along with his web site,
> DK3WN is also on Twitter as @DK3WN where he also posts
> information related to NO-84. If you're not on Twitter, you
> can read his tweets in a browser at:
> 
> http://twitter.com/DK3WN
> 
> In terms of APRS digipeaters operating on 145.825 MHz,
> NO-84 is off, ISS is down, and from an earlier -BB post
> it looks like QIKCOM-1 (another satellite with an APRS
> transponder on 145.825 MHz):
> 
> http://aprs.org/qikcom-1.html
> 
> has been delayed in its deployment from the ISS. We'll
> have to be patient...
> 
> 73!
> 
> 
> 
> 
> 
> Patrick WD9EWK/VA7EWK
> http://www.wd9ewk.net/
> Twitter: @WD9EWK or http://twitter.com/WD9EWK
> 
> 
> 
> 
> 
>> On Thu, Aug 3, 2017 at 7:04 AM, <skristof at etczone.com> wrote:
>> 
>> Thanks.
>> 
>> I was hoping for a little more long-term outlook with respect to NO-84.
>> As best I can tell from clicking on the satellites that have links,
>> there are no other satellites that have APRS transponder capabilities.
>> Is that correct?
>> 
>> Steve AI9IN
>> 
>> 
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