[amsat-bb] APRS Satellite Update (PSAT digi OFF, and QIKCOM-1 this Friday)

[Andrew Rich]

Bob

Where does it get its power from and keps will come out in due course 

Sorry about the daggy URL link for satreporter

It's still a home based project growing 

I see it had 500 mw on 145.825 MHz

Andrew 

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> On 24 Oct 2017, at 6:53 am, Robert Bruninga <bruninga at usna.edu> wrote:
> 
> PSAT has entered safe mode with the digipeater OFF.  It will show the
> PSAT-1 callsign until sun angles improve..
> 
> 
> 
> QIKCOM-1 might deploy from the ISS this coming Friday.  It will simply
> digipeat just like the ISS using the same ARISS alias as the ISS
> digipeater.  It will be 10 dB stronger than PSAT and about the same power
> level as ISS and should be easy to receive.  All are on the 145.825
> downlink.  It should also digipeat on its own callsign QIKCOM-1 if you want
> to hit it specifically.
> 
> 
> 
> We ask all potential IGates to check your ground stations and make sure
> they are ready to IGate packets during those initial orbits from all over
> the globe.  If you do not have an IGate, just capture packets and hold them
> until we see if any are missing from the APRS-IS.  Downlinks should be
> available on the original http://pcsat.findu.com and also on
> http://59.167.159.165/satreporter/index2.html
> 
> 
> 
> QIKCOM-1 being released from ISS will of course have the same tracking info
> as ISS until they begin to separate.
> 
> 
> 
> http://aprs.org/qikcom-1.html
> 
> 
> 
> As usual, QIKCOM-1 is not intended for UNATTENDED BEACONS.  It is designed
> for Live Operations and experiments only.
> 
> 
> 
> Bob, WB4APR
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