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

[Andrew Rich]

Bob

I saw 500 mw written on a rf module in one of the photos inside it said 145.825 MHz

Looked like a byonics job lol

Andrew 

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> On 24 Oct 2017, at 7:02 am, Robert Bruninga <bruninga at usna.edu> wrote:
> 
> It is powered from the host satellite called SIMPL
> PSAT only has 350 mW.  But QIKCOM-1 should have 4 watts.
> 
> Where did you see 500 mW?
> 
> Bob
> 
> 
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Andrew Rich [mailto:vk4tec at tech-software.net]
> Sent: Monday, October 23, 2017 4:57 PM
> To: Robert Bruninga
> Cc: AMSAT-BB
> Subject: Re: [amsat-bb] APRS Satellite Update (PSAT digi OFF, and QIKCOM-1
> this Friday)
> 
> 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
> 
> Sent from my iPhone
> 
>> 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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