[aprssig] PSAT digipeater is ON

Wed Jun 3 08:17:27 EDT 2015

Thanks. Looks like I got a packet early this morning: 

aprs.fi: 
2015-06-03 06:37:09 EDT: PSAT>APRSON,ARISS,qAR,KD0KZE:T#429,812,358,130,131,412,00000000 

APRSIS packet trace log: 
2015-06-03T10:37:14.031 RF[D710][1200] PSAT>APRSON,ARISS:T#429,812,358,130,131,412,00000000 

I'll keep the igate online and see when it turns up next. 

73, KD0KZE / Paul 

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From: "Lynn W. Deffenbaugh (Mr) via aprssig" <aprssig at tapr.org> 
To: "TAPR APRS Mailing List" <aprssig at tapr.org> 
Sent: Tuesday, June 2, 2015 8:42:40 PM 
Subject: Re: [aprssig] PSAT digipeater is ON 

The filter governs what the APRS-IS network will send to you via the Internet. Every packet that is received on an RF port is gated to the APRS-IS if you've kept the default settings in APRSISCE/32, provided of course that you have a valid passcode for your callsign. 

Only Bob can answer what PSAT inserts into a digipeated packet, but yes, I believe it responds to ARISS as a digipeat-able alias. 

Lynn (D) - KJ4ERJ - Author of APRSISCE for Windows Mobile and Win32 

On 6/2/2015 9:31 PM, pfbram at comcast.net wrote: 

Thanks -- I see I needed to TX a beacon first, since my position (albeit fixed) had staled. But judging from the AOS time, I'll be leaving my APRSIS igate up all night. May as well leave it up the remainder of the week. I have a filter setup as per your instructions here: http://aprsisce.wikidot.com/doc:satelliteops 

Set Configure / General / Add Filter to b/RS0ISS*/W3ADO-1/ARISS d/RS0ISS*/W3ADO-1/ARISS 

Since Bob mentioned that ARISS is one of the aliases, is this filter good as-is? i.e. It won't ignore PSAT? 

Thanks, 
73, KD0KZE / Paul 

----- Original Message -----

From: "Lynn W. Deffenbaugh (Mr) via aprssig" <aprssig at tapr.org> 
To: "TAPR APRS Mailing List" <aprssig at tapr.org> 
Sent: Tuesday, June 2, 2015 3:11:55 PM 
Subject: Re: [aprssig] PSAT digipeater is ON 

Send an APRS message to SAT99993 with any body content. This is a pass predictor based on Bob's published TLE from a while ago. It is probably off by up to an hour now, but it'd be better than nothing. I'll keep it current with each TLE that comes from Bob. 

Lynn (D) - KJ4ERJ - Author of APRSISCE for Windows Mobile and Win32 

PS. See also: http://aprsisce.wikidot.com/doc:satsrv 

On 6/2/2015 3:39 PM, Paul Bramscher via aprssig wrote: 

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I use GPredict, which leans on celestrak for TLE's. I don't think I can/should manually enter TLE's into that program. They might get wiped out with the next network TLE refresh -- or go stale otherwise. If the PSAT TLE's aren't yet part of the celestrak feed, is there a web site out there (e.g. ariss.net, aprs.fi, etc.) providing PSAT tracking? Would also be nice to see some web-based tracking integration with openstreetmap.org -- it's becoming quite polished lately. If time permitted, I'd tinker with that myself. 

My igates don't yet run 24x7, but I'd like to see whether my setups can hear it for passes when I'm able to tinker in the shack. 

73, KD0KZE / Paul 

----- Original Message -----

From: "Nagi Punyamurthula via aprssig" <aprssig at tapr.org> 
To: "Stephen H. Smith" <wa8lmf2 at aol.com> , "TAPR APRS Mailing List" <aprssig at tapr.org> , "Robert Bruninga" <bruninga at usna.edu> 
Sent: Tuesday, June 2, 2015 12:53:06 PM 
Subject: Re: [aprssig] PSAT digipeater is ON 

I'm trying to track the orbit for PSAT using celestrak TLE however, can't seem to find him there. Can someone share where one can find the TLE for PSAT 
www.celestrak.com/NORAD/elements/amateur.txt 

this is a fantastic milestone in the APRS technology wave; Congrats to Bob, et al involved in landing this project. 

Thanks 

73, N0AGI, Nagi 
http://N0AGI.com/ 
http://aprs.fi/info/N0AGI 

-----Original Message----- 
From: aprssig [ mailto:aprssig-bounces at tapr.org ] On Behalf Of Stephen H. Smith via aprssig 
Sent: Tuesday, June 02, 2015 12:06 PM 
To: Robert Bruninga; TAPR APRS Mailing List 
Subject: Re: [aprssig] PSAT digipeater is ON 

On 6/2/2015 9:38 AM, Robert Bruninga via aprssig wrote: 
> APRS activists: 
> 

> I don’t expect anyone to wear out their rotators tracking PSAT, no, 
> just a simple vertical over a ground plane will do. Either a 19” 
> vertical whip over a large 6 foot square ground plane or even better, 
> a 58” vertical monopole over the ground plane. This ¾ wavelength 
> vertical has almost 7 dBi gain and will pick up signals during the few minutes overhead. 

I currently have an Icom AH-7000 discone monitoring 145.825 for the ISS digipeter running 24/7. 

Go to <http://WA8LMF.net/map> and follow the links there. 

It appears to be not very effective for high-elevation RX. I assume the 
discone has more of a vertical dipole-like pattern that favors the horizon rather than over head, perhaps with slightly fatter lobes than a normal vertical dipole. As I often say, it's equally poor at all frequencies from 
50-1000 MHz..... 

I assume the 3/4-wave vertical, over an adequate ground plane, would have multiple lobes with one up-tilted substantially, and would favor high-angle RX better than the discone. Albeit with still a null at at or near the zenith. 

Any sense how the 3/4-wave compares with the discone? 

I am considering building a Lindenblad antenna (four 1/2-wave dipoles arranged in a horizontal square with each one tilted about 30 degrees from horizontal) that supposedly creates a nearly hemispherical pattern that is circularly polarized at the zenith. Apparently the FAA uses these to communicate with aircraft anywhere from the horizon to directly overhead. 

Anyone have experience with the Lindenblad for satellite downlinks on 2M? How 
does it compare with the other two above? 

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Skype: WA8LMF 
EchoLink: Node # 14400 [Think bottom of the 2-meter band] 
Home Page: http://wa8lmf.net 

Live Off-The-Air APRS Activity Maps 
<http://wa8lmf.net/map> 

Long-Range APRS on 30 Meters HF 
<http://wa8lmf.net/aprs/HF_APRS_Notes.htm> 

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