Digi-peating can be fun. I use to frequently digi-peat or chat-room with many stations using the Mir Kantroinics or the ISS-Paccom system. I even made a digi-peat contact from Boston MA to Pine Grove California. The ISS radio window between Boston and California is only a few seconds long. I am not sure which radio is in use on ISS today, the old D700 had a delay issue caused by a user cross-band configuration error which made digi-peating difficult. Did they ever replace the D700 or disable the cross band receivers?
--- On Fri, 5/31/13, Les Rayburn <[email protected]> wrote: > From: Les Rayburn <[email protected]> > Subject: [amsat-bb] Digipeating Through the ISS > To: "AMSAT Mailing List" <[email protected]> > Date: Friday, May 31, 2013, 12:51 AM > After several frustrating hours of > trying to get the software set up properly, I finally > managed to > get Packet Engine Pro and UISS working in time for a good > pass of the ISS over the Southeastern US. > > It was really something to see the software display stations > and plot them on a map as the ISS passed > overhead. Even more so to see my own callsign digipeated > through the software. > > Next up is to attempt a full fledged QSO through the ISS in > real-time. > > My special thanks to Joanne Maenpaa, K9JKM whose paper > on working through the ISS using software was > most helpful. > > I used my Icom IC-910H with a Signalink interface instead of > a hardware TNC. > > Having a blast on the birds, and this just adds a whole > other element of fun to the process. > > -- > 73, > > Les Rayburn, N1LF > 121 Mayfair Park > Maylene, AL 35114 > EM63nf > > 6M VUCC #1712 > AMSAT #38965 > Grid Bandits #222 > Southeastern VHF Society > Central States VHF Society Life Member > Six Club #2484 > > Active on 6 Meters thru 1296, 10GHz & Light > > _______________________________________________ > Sent via [email protected]. > Opinions expressed are those of the author. > Not an AMSAT-NA member? Join now to support the amateur > satellite program! > Subscription settings: http://amsat.org/mailman/listinfo/amsat-bb > _______________________________________________ Sent via [email protected]. Opinions expressed are those of the author. Not an AMSAT-NA member? Join now to support the amateur satellite program! Subscription settings: http://amsat.org/mailman/listinfo/amsat-bb
