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--></style></head><body lang="EN-US" link="blue" vlink="purple"><div class="WordSection1"><p class="MsoNormal">Is there any HAM operator near Los Alamitos, Ca that can help test the next APRS Satellite being integrated there?</p><p class="MsoNormal"> </p><p class="MsoNormal">All we need is someone to configure a radio to RX on 144.39 on a good outside antenna, and another radio to TX the audio on 145.825 (low power into a dummy load) near the spacecraft.</p><p class="MsoNormal"> </p><p class="MsoNormal">This will provide some “traffic” on the 144.825 channel (low power) to make sure the spacecraft does not do anything weird when it begins to see user packets.</p><p class="MsoNormal"> </p><p class="MsoNormal">I envision the volunteer to make a trip to the plant to set up this radio, and then come get it later after testing is complete.</p><p class="MsoNormal"> </p><p class="MsoNormal">It will take two 2m radios and GOOD audio response so that packet do not degrade as they are retransmitted on 145.825.</p><p class="MsoNormal"> </p><p class="MsoNormal">The trick will be giving it a high enough receive antenna so that it can hear source packets, and then to have the other TX on low power and into a dummy load placed near the spacecraft so that the 145.825 repeated packets don’t QRM the satellite channel.</p><p class="MsoNormal"> </p><p class="MsoNormal">Anyway, it is a challenge, but critical to making sure this APRS satellite is flight ready?</p><p class="MsoNormal">Anyone feel up to contributing some time and effort to the next APRS satellite?</p><p class="MsoNormal"> </p><p class="MsoNormal">Bob, WB4aPR</p></div></body></html>