[amsat-bb] Having Issues with UISS/Soundmodem for ISS contacts.. (Long)

Tue Feb 14 14:46:45 UTC 2017

You have to have 5 memory channels and all but the center one have to have
reverse Doppler between uplink and downlink.  IE, the first one has to
listen 10 kHz HIGH and TX  10 kHz LOW. And so on.  Ending at RX 10 kHz low
and TX 10 kHz high.
Bob

-----Original Message-----
From: AMSAT-BB [mailto:amsat-bb-bounces at amsat.org] On Behalf Of
hdskullfire2 .
Sent: Tuesday, February 14, 2017 8:47 AM
To: amsat-bb at amsat.org
Subject: [amsat-bb] Having Issues with UISS/Soundmodem for ISS contacts..
(Long)

Here's the deal, I've been having good 70cm ISS reception, however I get
no digipeats. I know it's busy, but in 3+ months of trying nothing..!! Rig
is a IC-9100, microkeyer II, and using SatPC32ISS. A pair of very capable
CP yagi's with AZ/EL tracking. Two ways I operate the 9100 is as follows.
either split mode and SatPC32ISS in cat mode and doing doppler
coordination, or using 3 memory channels in the 9100, one low, one center,
and one high on the ISS 70cm side. (437.500, 437.550, & 437.60) and I use
only 1 -20 (less)watts normally.

I suspect I have errors in my outgoing packets. Not one has been
digipeated. I'm using CQ and Ariss when sending. Nothing..

I need to know what I have wrong with my settings in UISS/soundmodem. The
alc is good and the soundmodem via the MKII seems to be working fine.

Need copy of a good uiss config file for me to compare my settings or take
a look at what I've pasted here and tell me what I've got wrong..

Here are the current settings for UISS

;UISS v.5.4.0
[Your Call Sign]
NS3L-3
[To call]
CQ
[Digistation]
WIDE2-2
[AGWPE Radio Port]
0
[AlarmSet]
0
[Monitor Fontname]
Fixedsys
[Beacon Interval]
60
[TXMHeardType]
1
[Beacon]
0
[Header color]
65535
[Data color]
16776960
[Screen color]
4194304
[AlarmSet Header Text]
RS0ISS*
[AlarmSet Data Text]
JO20AW Hello from Guy
[APRS]
=4041.15N/07522.30W-Steve FN20 {UISS54}
[APRS Enabled]
-1
[Selected Beacon]
100001
[TX data text]
Software: UISS 5.4.0
JO20AW Guy
10 watt mobile, 5/8 antenna, 1m rate
Hi All! UISS v5.4.0
Merry Christmas from Nazareth, Pa. FN20HQ Merry Christmas from Nazareth,
Pa Hi from Steve - Nazareth, Pa - FN20 Steve in Nazareth, Pa - FN20hq
Greetings....
Greetings..
[**end**]
[To text]
CQ
APRS
BEACON
QST
APRSAT
[**end**]
[Via text]
ARISS
RS0ISS
4XTECH
WIDE2-2
PSAT
[**end**]
[APRS-Data]
73' Via Satellite
Hello from Steve in Nazareth, Pa. FN20HQ Hello from Steve in Nazareth, Pa
Hi from Steve in Nazareth, Pa Hi from Steve - Nazareth, Pa Steve - FN20hq
Steve FN20 [**end**] [SavePosition]
-1
[h-size]
10800
[v-size]
8340
[left-pos]
9435
[top-pos]
2865
[DataBox Forecolor]
16711680
[DataBox Backcolor]
-2147483626 <https://forums.qrz.com/tel:(214)%20748-3626>
[TXDataDefault]
Greetings..
[UISS Tag]
0
[APRS Message For]
BLN
EMAIL
NWS
SAT
BLN#ECHO
[**end**]
[APRS Message Text]
call at amsat.org Hello...
Hello All. UISS v.5.4.0
QSL and 73 via ISS
Ur 5/9 in Nazareth, Pa. FN20HQ 73's
Ur 59 - Nazareth, Pa. FN20HQ 73
[**end**]
[BBS Commands]
0 /
[MonBufferLimit]
0
[Log Digipeated Messages]
0
[Default For:]
SAT
[Default Message:]
Ur 59 - FN20HQ 73
[Default APRS Text]
Steve FN20
[Beacon File]

[Beacon File Type]
0 0
[UseAlarmSound]
0
[UTC Time Offset]
5_0
[Log Alarm To Disk]
0
[AutoDisconnect, Filters, RemoveSame]
0 0 0
[Ignore Mheard Calls]
RS0ISS RS0ISS-1 RS0ISS-11 RS0ISS-3 RS0ISS-4 PCSAT PCSAT-1 WD3ADO-1 MAIL-1
ANDE-1 PSAT
[UISS Server]
0
[Messagebox Alarm]
0
[IntelligentBeacon]
0*
[PictureLoad]
-1
[RefreshPicLoadPath]
C:\UISS\uiss_bckgrnd.jpg
[PicRefreshInterval]
0
[AGWPE RX Port]
6
[SlowPC]
0
[AutoBeacon]
0

[ShowPortInHeader]
0
[AutomaticLogging]
0
[ConnectionCalls]
RS0ISS-11
[**end**]
[TXBoxCoherentColors]
-1
[ExtraInfoReports]

[MHeard_AutoClear]
0
[FixedMonitorWidth]
0
[AckInterval]
20
[DigiColor]
4227327
[FontSize]
9
[FontBold]
0
[AutodiscAllowCalls]
RS0ISS PCSAT ON6MU
[TXMultiLineDefault]
0
[AutoAnswer]
0
[AutoAnswerText]

[AckUIViewType]
0
[NoAckTag]
0
[FixedMonWidth]
0
[ImgViewerWidth]
0
[ImgViewerHeight]
0
[NoteBookForeColor]
0
[NoteBookBackColor]
16777215
[ConnectLog]
0
[ConnectForeColor]
16777215
[ConnectBackColor]
0
[ConnectionFont]
Fixedsys
[ShadowExperiment_ISO_DIGI]
US_BEACON ARISS
[ShadowExperiment]
0
[OptionalDigLogSSID]
0
[UserSSID]
0
[AutoDetectUTC]
1
[ShadowExpGMT]
0
[ShExpPauseTX]
60
[ShowUTCInHeader]
1
[intRunExtApp]
0
[strRunExtApp1]

[MessageColor]
51200
[MaxPacketLength]
0
[strRunExtApp2]

[Picture_URL]

[AutoDigiLogBook]
1
[DateSeparator]
-
[CallDefinedLog]
ISS
[SystemTray]
0
[Filter]
0
[FilterCall]

[TypeOfModem]
1
[AutoRunModemProgram]
1
[ModemProgramPath]
C:\Users\Hdskullfire2\Downloads\soundmodem95\soundmodem.exe
[AutoCloseModemProgram]
1
[OtherTypeModemCaption]

[APRSCompressed]

[AutoPasteCallInFor]
1
[Debugset]
;winddir C:\WINDOWS\
;apppath C:\UISS
;timeset 06:21:57
;dateset 02-14-2017
;session 3-209-104
;registr -1
;windver 6.2 Windows Vista
;agwinit LAN-Mode Port1 with SoundCard Ch: A;
-
;server 1 init 0
;module True - UISS-MapView -
;feature 1_Steve NS3L
;TxModul
;LANMode 1
;LANIP 127.0.0.1
;LANPort 8000
;LANSlow 0

Here are the SoundModem Settings

[Init]
Priority=2
UTCTime=0
NRMonitorLines=500
PTT=COM12
DispMode=0
StopWF=0
StatLog=0
SndRXDevice=0
SndTXDevice=0
RXSampleRate=11025
TXSampleRate=11025
RX_corr_PPM=0
TX_corr_PPM=0
DisableUnit=0
TXRotate=0
DualChan=0
DualPTT=1
SCO=0
TXBufNumber=32
RXBufNumber=32
[AX25_A]
Maxframe=3
Retries=15
FrackTime=5
IdleTime=180
SlotTime=100
Persist=128
RespTime=2000
TXFrmMode=1
FrameCollector=6
ExcludeCallsigns=
ExcludeAPRSFrmType=
KISSOptimization=0
DynamicFrack=0
BitRecovery=0
NonAX25Frm=0
MEMRecovery=200
IPOLL=80
[AX25_B]
Maxframe=3
Retries=15
FrackTime=5
IdleTime=180
SlotTime=100
Persist=128
RespTime=2000
TXFrmMode=1
FrameCollector=6
ExcludeCallsigns=
ExcludeAPRSFrmType=
KISSOptimization=0
DynamicFrack=0
BitRecovery=0
NonAX25Frm=0
MEMRecovery=200
IPOLL=80
[Modem]
RawPktMinLen=17
SwapPTTPins=0
PreEmphasisDB1=0
PreEmphasisDB2=0
PreEmphasisAll1=1
PreEmphasisAll2=1
Default1=1
Default2=1
DCDThreshold=32
HoldPnt=0
RXFreq1=1700
RXFreq2=1709
AFC=32
TxDelay1=250
TxDelay2=250
TxTail1=50
TxTail2=50
Diddles=0
NRRcvrPairs1=0
NRRcvrPairs2=0
RcvrShift1=30
RcvrShift2=30
ModemType1=1
ModemType2=0
[AGWHost]
Server=1
Port=8000
[KISS]
Server=0
Port=8100
[Window]
Top=29
Left=759
Height=718
Width=604
Waterfall1=1
Waterfall2=0
StatTable=1
Monitor=1

Any help would be appreciated. I'm nowhere closer now that when I began
after loading the programs..

Steve NS3L
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