[aprssig] GO-32

[Robert Bruninga]

> Well, 4xtech showed up on the display of my 
> D710 a couple of times, but didn't get a 
> MY POSITION.  I wasn't able to find anyone local to
> listen out for me.

The good news is that it is easier to see one's self on GO32
than on the ECHO satellite, because GO32 has a PTT delay some of
the time.  So your radio will have turned around in time to hear
your packet come back...  But if you are in the mobile, you
probably get a good downlink for the center 3 minutes of a good
high pass.

But you can get in from horizon to hrizon if you are running 50
watts.  That is why we need LOTS of people Igating the downlink.

The best way to do this is to encourage all D7 owners that do
not use their D7 routinely, to not just set it in the closet,
but leave it hooked to your Igate all the time you are not using
it.  Connect this through a SHORT colx to a 19" vertical whip.

This station will receive GO-32 downlink packets for the center
3 minutes of the best two passess per day... And if we have
enough people doing this (say a dozen over the USA), then at
least one of them will always have a good chance of hearing each
packet and feeding the APRS-IS...

And since coax loss is the big bugga... The better way is to ptu
the D7 up near the antenna and run only the 3 wire RS-232 down
to the shack...  Then you don't need a pre-amp...

Bob, WB4APR
 
> I'll have to give it a shot another time.
> 
> 73 de Joseph Durnal NE3R
> 
> On Sat, May 3, 2008 at 6:32 PM, Joseph M. Durnal
> <joseph.durnal at gmail.com> wrote:
> > Well, it looks like the folks over in Japan are on board.  I
guess I
> > can just hope to see a digipeat of my own packet.
> >
> > My window should be from about 20:46 to 20:56 EDT.
> >
> > I'll see if I can line up someone local to listen out for 
> me as well.
> >
> > 73 de Joseph Durnal NE3R
> >
> >
> > On Sat, May 3, 2008 at 5:12 PM, Robert Bruninga 
> <bruninga at usna.edu> wrote:
> > > >> Yes, this satellite is still active in APRS mode..
> > > >>> Does this satellite still work for APRS?
> > > >>> Bob's GO-32 page isn't  dated.  If it is up there,
> > > >>> are there any more gateways on the ground?
> > >
> > > It's the old chicken-egg problem.  Few users, so little
> > > incentive for people to put up Igates.  But I hope to keep
> > > pushing it, because it is a great asset and always
there...
> > >
> > > Bob, WB4APR
> > >
> > >
> > >
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