[amsat-bb] FalconSat3 with TH-D72a - not transmitting, like DCD on

[Patrick STODDARD (WD9EWK/VA7EWK)]

Hi Chuck!

Sometimes the D72 needs a little help to clear its buffers,
when you are trying to transmit packets. I have a PDF file
in my Dropbox space http://dropbox.wd9ewk.net/ (look in the
TH-D72A folder) addressing how to deal with seeing STA on
the D72's screen without transmitting packets. I just updated
that PDF with a specific mention for FalconSat-3, along with
the other suggestions.

73!





Patrick WD9EWK/VA7EWK
http://www.wd9ewk.net/
Twitter: @WD9EWK or http://twitter.com/WD9EWK





On Sun, Apr 28, 2019 at 6:08 PM Chuck Swiger via AMSAT-BB <
amsat-bb at amsat.org> wrote:

> No big issue, just curious if anyone has experienced this.
>
> Now that FalconSat3 is back in Eastern US in late evening before 10PM EDT,
> 36 minutes earlier every day as Bob pointed out, I'm trying to work aprs
> digipeater.
>
> Before, following these excellent guides
>
> https://www.amsat.org/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2018/03/FalconSAT-Stoddard-pdf.pdf
>  and http://andrewbnortham.com/ke8fzt/falconsat/     I had success.
>
> Then something happened and my TH-D72a just sits there after pressing
> "BCON" with "STA" on the screen waiting -  I have ensured, doubled checked,
> both A&B if that matters, downloaded with MCP and "Ignore DCD" is the
> setting, but it sure acts like it is ON!
>
> Having lots of luck decoding with direwolf, but my handset just won't
> transmit when signal is good :\
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