[aprssig] Simulated Emergency Test via Satellite 50% status report.

[Robert Bruninga]

This weekend should be good for getting your Satellite -
Simulated Emergecny Test message through.  See
http://www.ew.usna.edu/~bruninga/sset.html.  PCSAT is half way
through its 2 week long Fall full-ops period.

Last weekend, we saw over 75 users per 24 hour period who
exchanged about 250 messages a day plus 23 SSET emails.  Then
during the week, this tapered to about 50 a day with 15 more
SSET emails and 3 via ISS.  PCSAT is coming up in the late
afternoon now in the Northern Hemisphere. See live user downlink
on http://pcsat.aprs.org .

It is easy to send a Satelite Emergenncy Email without any
special hardware or software other than a TNC (or soundcard
software).  Just set your outoing Email in your Btext and set
BEACON to once a minute.  Enable it in the afternoon between
about 1400 to 1800 local standard time in the USA (or 5 to 9
AM).  Set on 145.825 using a digi path of UNPROTO APRS VIA
WIDE2-2 at 1200 baud.

Or just set your Kenwood D7 or D700 to send the message
automatically from the front panel.

Check your email after that time period and see if you got the
message.  The format is in the above SSET web page.  If you've
done it via PCSAT, and or ISS, then try it via GO-32 at 9600
baud.  Though you can do that at your leisure after PCSAT dies
again and GO32 then is the only reliable bird.  See
http://www.ew.usna.edu/~bruninga/GO32-ops.html

Bob, WB4APR


> -----Original Message-----
> From: Bob Bruninga [mailto:bruninga at usna.edu] 
> Sent: Sunday, November 04, 2007 10:50 PM
> To: bruninga at usna.edu; 'Amsat-BB'
> Subject: RE: [amsat-bb] Simulated Emergency Test via Satellite
> 
> Simulated Satellite Emergency Test:
> 
> I now see 74 PCSAT-1 users in the last 24 hours on
> http://pcsat.aprs.org
> 
> I cannot count up the SSET emails till I get to work on 
> Monday,  but of those 74 users, 50 of them have sent about 
> 822 messages via PCSAT-1 or ANDE or GO32 or maybe even ARISS 
> over the weekend (2-4 Nov). 
> 
> By the way, this is NOT just APRS hardware and software.  
> Anyone with a TNC and a radio can send their SSET checkin 
> email.  Just set your TNC BTEXT as follows:
> 
> BT :EMAIL....:YOUR_EMAIL at WHATEVER.COM checking in for SSET!...
> 
> Oh, replace the 4 dots after the word EMAIL with four spaces.
> The above format is an APRS message that will get ingested 
> into the global APRS system and will get emailed to 
> your_EMAIL (or any other email address you specify).
> 
> Also set UNPROTO APRS VIA ARISS
> 
> Set beacon to once every minute if attended until you see 
> success.  If unattended, set to once every 5 minutes.
> 
> If successful, you will receive that message via your EMAIL.  
> This demonstrates your ability to enter a EMAIL and or 
> position and or status from anywhere on the planet in case of 
> emergency TO any email address..
> 
> Join the SSET (Satellite Simulated Emergency Test)!
> 
> WB4APR, Bob
> 
> > Having heard no objections to the proposed Satellite
> > Simulated Emergency Test, we are proceeding with 
> > the APRS satellite part of the test:
> > http://www.ew.usna.edu/~bruninga/sset.html
> >
> > -----Original Message-----
> > What is needed for this new opportunity is encouraging 
> > a mind set... Towards... emeregency preparedness.
> > 
> > I am thinking AMSAT (we) need to do more emergency 
> > service preparations and tests with our satellites.  
> > Not only will that test our capabilities, but we 
> > will also need to demonstrate our emergency response 
> > capabilities as a group to help sell the new
> > P4 concept to the supporters of this new Geo initiative.
> > 
> > Can we work up a SSET, Satellite Simulated Emergency 
> > Test?  Something AMSAT can do to get this bandwagon 
> > rolling.  Here's a web page on what I am thinking:
> > 
> > http://www.ew.usna.edu/~bruninga/sset.html
> > 
> > SATELLITE SIMULATED EMERGENCY TEST:
> > 
> > For the APRS satellites, everyone with an APRS station, 
> > or D7 or D700 mobile would try to send an EMAIL 
> > reporting location and status via satellite from the 
> > field.
> > 
> > For the PACSAT message birds, similarly send a message 
> > reporting status from the field.
> > 
> > For the Voice birds, have a net control take check-in
> > status from as many field stations as possible.  
> > 
> > I hope I'm not not re-inventing someone's wheel.  SET 
> > was in October and I am not a routine satellite 
> > operator, but I do think we need field preparedness.  
> > This is not another Field day contest.  But this is 
> > different.  We will have good powerful net controls 
> > taking as many low-power check-ins as possible to
> > demonstrate our capability to handle emergency traffic 
> > from anywhere.  By my count, there is a LEO satellite 
> > pass on average at least once an hour most of the day 
> > long.  Plenty of time during a 2 day test for eveyone 
> > to checkin.
> > 
> > With PCSAT-1 returning to service for the next two 
> > weeks, I would propose to do this during the 2nd week 
> > in November.  And to schedule it monthly from then on.  
> > Sign up net controls for the FM birds, etc...
> > 
> > Field Operations IS part of this new P4 opportunity.  
> > Lets start exercising...
> > 
> > And you can do this all from  your mobile without a PC!
> > 
> > See my draft web page...
> > http://www.ew.usna.edu/~bruninga/sset.html
> > 
> > Bob, WB4APR
> 
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