<html><body><div style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 12pt; color: #000000"><div aria-label="Compose body">Thanks-- I'll make the attempt but suspect it could be awhile until the timing is just right.<br></div><div aria-label="Compose body"><br></div><div aria-label="Compose body">During the ISS pass this morning ~ 8 am CDT, I saw NO-44 at the fringe on my radio horizon and heard it squawk a bit. Couldn't decode anything, and it usually sounds hoarse. According to my app, the ISS orbits at ~ 417 km, and NO-44 at ~ 793 km -- right now, anyway. So the closest they can theoretically get is somewhere around 376 km depending on how elliptical things are. Under ideal circumstances, I suppose the theoretical maximum would be whatever is the furthest possible line of sight given those elevations?</div><div aria-label="Compose body"><br></div><div aria-label="Compose body">I'll take what I can get in between. Since people can work NO-44 directly from the ground, 800+ km ISS -> NO-44 seems quite reasonable if its power permits.<br></div><div aria-label="Compose body"><br></div><div aria-label="Compose body">73, KD0KZE / Paul<br></div><div><br></div><hr id="zwchr"><div style="color:#000;font-weight:normal;font-style:normal;text-decoration:none;font-family:Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif;font-size:12pt;" data-mce-style="color: #000; font-weight: normal; font-style: normal; text-decoration: none; font-family: Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;"><b>From: </b>"Robert Bruninga" <bruninga@usna.edu><br><b>To: </b>"TAPR APRS Mailing List" <aprssig@tapr.org><br><b>Sent: </b>Thursday, January 8, 2015 8:35:36 AM<br><b>Subject: </b>Re: [aprssig] Multi-satellite work<br><div><br></div>The only time PCSAT has enough power to even complete a single packet is<br>during mid-day passes in the North hemisphere.<br>Your path looks right depending on what the ISS needs (I have not worked<br>it since the change from the kenwood to the erricson).<br><div><br></div>Bob, Wb4aPR<br><div><br></div>-----Original Message-----<br>From: aprssig-bounces@tapr.org [mailto:aprssig-bounces@tapr.org] On Behalf<br>Of Paul Bramscher<br>Sent: Wednesday, January 07, 2015 10:35 PM<br>To: aprs >> TAPR APRS Mailing List<br>Subject: [aprssig] Multi-satellite work<br><div><br></div>My question -- on rare occasions I notice passes where both the ISS and<br>NO-44 are within likely spitting distance. If I wanted to work both at<br>the same time, would I simply setup my path as something like:<br>"RSOISS*, W3ADO-1" or "ARISS, W3ADO-1"? And I've read that NO-44 has<br>solar/battery issues. Is there a particular time of day that I also need<br>to take into account?<br><div><br></div>73, KD0KZE / Paul<br>_______________________________________________<br>aprssig mailing list<br>aprssig@tapr.org<br>http://www.tapr.org/mailman/listinfo/aprssig<br>_______________________________________________<br>aprssig mailing list<br>aprssig@tapr.org<br>http://www.tapr.org/mailman/listinfo/aprssig<br></div><div><br></div></div></body></html>