ISS Fan Club - Packet Radio

Longer than usual silence

Wed, 6 Aug 2008 13:55:45 -0400

Sorry for the long packet silence on ISS. The packet radio system was expected to be quiet for some time due to the EVAs that were done in early July. I was on business travel for three weeks after that and have not been able to check on the situation. The closure of the Johnson Space center due to the threat of a tropical storm has further delayed my efforts to investigate. I'll try and see what might be going on but at this point anything I would have to offer would be wild speculation. Hopefully, it is nothiing serious and the system can be quickly reactivated.

Kenneth - N5VHO
ISS Ham project engineer

newbie

Thu, 24 Jul 2008 22:28:14 -0400

how i get to communicate with iss using TNC KAM kantronics all mode and alinco radio,what should i set?what software should i use?please guide me...

APRS Status

Wed, 16 Jul 2008 06:36:22 -0400

Is the APRS beacon on the ISS operational? The AMSAT site says that it is. But during a recent pass the only packets I heard were my own, and transmissions from a nearby school.

RS0ISS-11 PACKET MAILBOX

Wed, 9 Apr 2008 14:50:43 -0400

Fm CX1AQN To RS0ISS-11 [10:28:47]

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80 23 01-Jun/1655 CX1AQN>ALL uruguay

71 97 29-May/1805 9W2QC >ALL Greetings

70 51 Y 29-May/1724 CX1AQN>CX1AQN

68 115 29-May/1059 CT2ISG>ALL

65 122 29-May/0309 RK3DXB>ALL Hello All.

APRS

Tue, 8 Apr 2008 15:17:28 -0400

Hi all,

Just to post a late report from APRS :

During the past at 20h25 UTC, i received some stations in my car :

9A2GA-2, PD0RKC-5, SP9TTX

I was driving in JN39 square, i received on a Kenwood TMD700 and Antenna Sirio HP2070

Please if you read me, how much power do you use for APRS ?
Can i hope to join RS0ISS-4 with my mobil config ?

Tnx to all Best 73's de F0ESV - Willy

PCSAT3 External ISS Telemetry/Comms System

Sun, 30 Mar 2008 01:48:24 -0400

Are the up-coming events plan by the Naval Academy such as the LAD-C/PCSat3 and SCIENCE still being planned as describe? There was a report once regarding RFI problems with these type projects. Looking for answers? Are there any issues with RFI and the projects slated for PCSAT3.
Hoping to read updates!
Thanks - Derek
VE1WRG

R0ISS Packet Mailbox

Tue, 25 Mar 2008 19:11:38 -0400

Hello All,
Is the Packet Mailbox working and what is the call for it? Thanks for the
help.
KI4HNG

digipeating on a vertical.

Sat, 8 Mar 2008 21:10:20 -0500

Can I get into the iss aprs digi with a vertical @ 40 feet?
Thanks,
KI4HNG

Digipeating via ISS - tutorial

Tue, 4 Mar 2008 00:31:25 -0500

Hello ISS Fans:

I wrote a presentation / tutorial on ISS APRS digipeating which might be of general interest. You can find my 40+ page PDF presentation at:

http://fars.k6ya.org/docs/aprs_via_iss.pdf

Any and all comments are most welcome. Thanks.

73, Peter AF6DS

Kenwood Internal TNC's and UISS

Fri, 1 Feb 2008 21:20:17 -0500

Greetings all-

I'm running the TS-2000 and the D710 and I have yet to find a TNC setting
in UISS which works with them. The MFJ-1278 will at least function in RX.

Anyone have the answer to this?

Thanks!

Bob-AB5N

The ISS BBS??

Sat, 26 Jan 2008 15:08:21 -0500

I have a question for the group.... I've noticed lately that people are connecting to the ISS BBS on most every pass.....and I've also noticed that the stations that are connecting are new calls that I haven't seen before. Have they just not read...or done any leg work to understand accepted protocol ....?? I thought I read awhile ago that people using the BBS should use the later passes....is this etched in stone or do I just need to accept the fact that I can't digi my aprs info during these passes?

Any help in clearing this up would be greatly appreciated....

Thanks;
Gary N2NRJ

The top of the message ISS list.

Thu, 24 Jan 2008 18:54:11 -0500

Jan 24 2008, 22:50 UTC, orbit 52576 +59mins

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263 51 /0848 LW6DC >ALL Hello friends
259 126 16-Mar/1728 VK2MAL>ALL G'day from Australia
258 45 16-Mar/1410 VK6IQ >ALL message deletion
256 507 P$ 16-Mar/1319 WF1F >ALL test 2
253 22 /0143 VE1WRG>ALL w ALL
251 66 $ 15-Mar/1316 DL2BFN>ALL TO ALL
249 142 15-Mar/0331 ZU1LEG>ALL

Successful contact using JingTong and J-Pole

Mon, 21 Jan 2008 11:47:03 -0500

I successfully connected to the ISS bbs and uploaded a message using only a 2.5W Jingtong radio and homemade J-Pole antenna!

The J-Pole antenna was strung up in a tree in the garden, under which i sat with my radio and laptop. Living in Cape Town, South Africa means I have the ISS to myself on most passes.

Just proving its possible!

PACKET STATIONS CONECTED ON ISS OVER SOUTH AMERICA

Sun, 20 Jan 2008 17:07:46 -0500

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LU1HVK 14-Mar-26 07:40:55
LW5DGM-6 14-Mar-26 09:17:18
CX1AQN 14-Mar-26 09:18:29
PU2PYC 14-Mar-26 09:20:11
PU2KEY 14-Mar-26 09:21:53
PY4MAB 14-Mar-26 09:22:39

A Few ISS MSG List Over THAILAND

Wed, 16 Jan 2008 21:47:08 -0500

January 16, 2008

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Msg# Size TS Date Time From To @ BBS Subject
212 229 09-Mar/1038 PU2UDX>ALL
183 362 02-Mar/1259 PU2KEY>ALL Hallo friends
162 41 /0852 PU2UDX>ALL hello all
140 199 Y 23-Feb/1720 RK3DXB>E20YJC Hallo!
138 53 23-Feb/1651 LW4DEM>ALL

Thank You / 73
E20YJC