[amsat-bb] ISS APRS Signal Quality?

[Fernando Ramirez]

I have tried two different radios, an Icom IC-2820h and a Kenwood TM-V71A.
No luck with the Icom at full power on a high elevation pass. Better luck
with the Kenwood but only on higher passes and transmitting with 50w.

Other operators have been able to get their packets digipeated with Kenwood
APRS-Ready HTs, so it's kind of puzzling.

I'm using a Mobilinkd TNC3. I have no problem hitting distant terrestrial
digipeaters with both setups.

73
Fernando, NP4JV

On Tue, Feb 12, 2019, 7:37 PM <walterh at k5wh.net> wrote:

> I definitely have to agree with you.
>
> The signal does seem to be less than half of what it used to be, and I have
> yet to hit it myself. When it used to be so easy.
>
> Not sure what has changed, but it's certainly not the same as it was before
> the shut down several weeks ago.
>
> Walter/K5WH
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: AMSAT-BB <amsat-bb-bounces at amsat.org> On Behalf Of Frank Karnauskas
> Sent: Tuesday, February 12, 2019 5:19 PM
> To: amsat-bb at amsat.org
> Subject: [amsat-bb] ISS APRS Signal Quality?
>
> Is it me or does the APRS signal not sound as strong as it was before and
> is
> it not hearing quite as well?
>
> I am having a heck of a time pinging the digipeater and the signal seems to
> be down a bit.
>
> Could entirely be something on my end, but I would appreciate others'
> opinion.
>
> 73,
> Frank
>
> FRANK W. KARNAUSKAS, N1UW
> N1UW at GOKARNS.com
>
>
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