<html><body><div style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 12pt; color: #000000">Thanks. Looks like I got a packet early this morning:<br><br>aprs.fi:<br>2015-06-03 06:37:09 EDT: PSAT>APRSON,ARISS,qAR,KD0KZE:T#429,812,358,130,131,412,00000000<br><br>APRSIS packet trace log:<br>2015-06-03T10:37:14.031 RF[D710][1200] PSAT>APRSON,ARISS:T#429,812,358,130,131,412,00000000<br><br>I'll keep the igate online and see when it turns up next.<br><br>73, KD0KZE / Paul<br><br><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;"><b>From: </b>"Lynn W. Deffenbaugh (Mr) via aprssig" <aprssig@tapr.org><br><b>To: </b>"TAPR APRS Mailing List" <aprssig@tapr.org><br><b>Sent: </b>Tuesday, June 2, 2015 8:42:40 PM<br><b>Subject: </b>Re: [aprssig] PSAT digipeater is ON<br><br>
<div class="moz-cite-prefix">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.<br>
<br>
Only Bob can answer what PSAT inserts into a digipeated packet,
but yes, I believe it responds to ARISS as a digipeat-able alias.<br>
<br>
Lynn (D) - KJ4ERJ - Author of APRSISCE for Windows Mobile and
Win32<br>
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On 6/2/2015 9:31 PM, <a class="moz-txt-link-abbreviated" href="mailto:pfbram@comcast.net" target="_blank">pfbram@comcast.net</a> wrote:<br>
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<div style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 12pt; color: #000000">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: <a class="moz-txt-link-freetext" href="http://aprsisce.wikidot.com/doc:satelliteops" target="_blank">http://aprsisce.wikidot.com/doc:satelliteops</a><br>
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Set Configure / General / Add Filter to b/RS0ISS*/W3ADO-1/ARISS
d/RS0ISS*/W3ADO-1/ARISS<br>
<br>
Since Bob mentioned that ARISS is one of the aliases, is this
filter good as-is? i.e. It won't ignore PSAT?<br>
<br>
Thanks,<br>
73, KD0KZE / Paul<br>
<br>
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<div style="color:#000;font-weight:normal;font-style:normal;text-decoration:none;font-family:Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif;font-size:12pt;"><b>From:
</b>"Lynn W. Deffenbaugh (Mr) via aprssig"
<a class="moz-txt-link-rfc2396E" href="mailto:aprssig@tapr.org" target="_blank"><aprssig@tapr.org></a><br>
<b>To: </b>"TAPR APRS Mailing List" <a class="moz-txt-link-rfc2396E" href="mailto:aprssig@tapr.org" target="_blank"><aprssig@tapr.org></a><br>
<b>Sent: </b>Tuesday, June 2, 2015 3:11:55 PM<br>
<b>Subject: </b>Re: [aprssig] PSAT digipeater is ON<br>
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<div class="moz-cite-prefix">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.<br>
<br>
Lynn (D) - KJ4ERJ - Author of APRSISCE for Windows Mobile
and Win32<br>
<br>
PS. See also: <a class="moz-txt-link-freetext" href="http://aprsisce.wikidot.com/doc:satsrv" target="_blank">http://aprsisce.wikidot.com/doc:satsrv</a><br>
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On 6/2/2015 3:39 PM, Paul Bramscher via aprssig wrote:<br>
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#000000">
<div>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.<br>
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<div>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.<br>
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<div><br>
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<div>73, KD0KZE / Paul<br>
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<div style="color:#000;font-weight:normal;font-style:normal;text-decoration:none;font-family:Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif;font-size:12pt;"><b>From:
</b>"Nagi Punyamurthula via aprssig" <a class="moz-txt-link-rfc2396E" href="mailto:aprssig@tapr.org" target="_blank"><aprssig@tapr.org></a><br>
<b>To: </b>"Stephen H. Smith" <a class="moz-txt-link-rfc2396E" href="mailto:wa8lmf2@aol.com" target="_blank"><wa8lmf2@aol.com></a>,
"TAPR APRS Mailing List" <a class="moz-txt-link-rfc2396E" href="mailto:aprssig@tapr.org" target="_blank"><aprssig@tapr.org></a>,
"Robert Bruninga" <a class="moz-txt-link-rfc2396E" href="mailto:bruninga@usna.edu" target="_blank"><bruninga@usna.edu></a><br>
<b>Sent: </b>Tuesday, June 2, 2015 12:53:06 PM<br>
<b>Subject: </b>Re: [aprssig] PSAT digipeater is ON<br>
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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<br>
<a class="moz-txt-link-abbreviated" href="http://www.celestrak.com/NORAD/elements/amateur.txt" target="_blank">www.celestrak.com/NORAD/elements/amateur.txt</a><br>
<div><br>
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this is a fantastic milestone in the APRS technology
wave; Congrats to Bob, et al involved in landing this
project.<br>
<div><br>
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Thanks<br>
<div><br>
</div>
73, N0AGI, Nagi<br>
<a class="moz-txt-link-freetext" href="http://N0AGI.com/" target="_blank">http://N0AGI.com/</a><br>
<a class="moz-txt-link-freetext" href="http://aprs.fi/info/N0AGI" target="_blank">http://aprs.fi/info/N0AGI</a><br>
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From: aprssig [<a class="moz-txt-link-freetext" href="mailto:aprssig-bounces@tapr.org" target="_blank">mailto:aprssig-bounces@tapr.org</a>]
On Behalf Of Stephen H. Smith via aprssig<br>
Sent: Tuesday, June 02, 2015 12:06 PM<br>
To: Robert Bruninga; TAPR APRS Mailing List<br>
Subject: Re: [aprssig] PSAT digipeater is ON<br>
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On 6/2/2015 9:38 AM, Robert Bruninga via aprssig wrote:<br>
> APRS activists:<br>
><br>
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> I don’t expect anyone to wear out their rotators
tracking PSAT, no, <br>
> just a simple vertical over a ground plane will do.
Either a 19” <br>
> vertical whip over a large 6 foot square ground
plane or even better, <br>
> a 58” vertical monopole over the ground plane.
This ¾ wavelength <br>
> vertical has almost 7 dBi gain and will pick up
signals during the few minutes overhead.<br>
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I currently have an Icom AH-7000 discone monitoring
145.825 for the ISS digipeter running 24/7.<br>
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Go to <a class="moz-txt-link-rfc2396E" href="http://WA8LMF.net/map" target="_blank"><http://WA8LMF.net/map></a>
and follow the links there.<br>
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It appears to be not very effective for high-elevation
RX. I assume the <br>
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<br>
50-1000 MHz.....<br>
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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.<br>
<div><br>
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Any sense how the 3/4-wave compares with the discone?<br>
<div><br>
</div>
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.<br>
<div><br>
</div>
Anyone have experience with the Lindenblad for satellite
downlinks on 2M? How <br>
does it compare with the other two above?<br>
<div><br>
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Skype: WA8LMF<br>
EchoLink: Node # 14400 [Think bottom of the 2-meter
band]<br>
Home Page: <a class="moz-txt-link-freetext" href="http://wa8lmf.net" target="_blank">http://wa8lmf.net</a><br>
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Live Off-The-Air APRS Activity Maps<br>
<a class="moz-txt-link-rfc2396E" href="http://wa8lmf.net/map" target="_blank"><http://wa8lmf.net/map></a><br>
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Long-Range APRS on 30 Meters HF<br>
<a class="moz-txt-link-rfc2396E" href="http://wa8lmf.net/aprs/HF_APRS_Notes.htm" target="_blank"><http://wa8lmf.net/aprs/HF_APRS_Notes.htm></a><br>
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