[amsat-bb] D72 to Falconsat-3 "User Phrases"

[Don KB2YSI]

As an FYI /additional resource:
https://andrewbnortham.com/ke8fzt/falconsat/

I do not know how it rates with the others, but figured I'd share.

73, Don KB2YSI

On Tue, Jun 5, 2018, 23:25 <tjschuessler at verizon.net> wrote:

> I am confused, which is not an uncommon thing.  I have been wanting to try
> and figure out how to work Falxonsat-3 via my Kenwood D72a.  I read Pat
> Stoddard's AMSAT Journal article but he does not do a step by step per se.
> I also read KB6IGK and WD9EWKs other article on the same subject.  Mention
> is made on setting "User phrases". Looking at several different D72
> manuals,
> I cannot for the life of me, see how one selects the phrase to use and how
> that gets into the string that is sent.  I see the ability to set several
> phrases from inside RT systems D72 menu program (Not sure how those get
> entered in manual radio programming), nor do I see any instructions for
> sending).  I watched a YouTube video of a guy making Falconst APRS
> contacts,
> but no explanation on how he got the phrases out.
>
> Wisdom please,
>
> 73 and thanks for the patient mentoring.
>
> Tom Schuessler, N5HYP
> EM12ms
>
>
>
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