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Today's Topics:
1. Re: ISS Beacons (JoAnne K9JKM)
2. Re: ISS Unattended Beacon Theory (UBT) - PROVE ME WRONG!
(pedro@xxxxxxxxxx.xxxxx
3. Re: ISS Unattended Beacon Theory (UBT) - PROVE ME WRONG!
(Paul Stoetzer)
4. Re: ISS Unattended Beacon Theory (UBT) - PROVE ME WRONG!
(Clayton Coleman)
5. Re: ISS Unattended Beacon Theory (UBT) - PROVE ME WRONG!
(Pedro Dutra Sousa)
6. Re: ISS Unattended Beacon Theory (UBT) - PROVE ME WRONG!
(Pedro Dutra Sousa)
7. Re: ISS Beacons (APRS-FAQ!) (Robert Bruninga)
8. Re: ISS Unattended Beacon Theory (UBT) - PROVE ME WRONG!
(John Becker)
9. Re: ISS Unattended Beacon Theory (UBT) - PROVE ME WRONG!
(skristof@xxxxxxx.xxxx
10. Reuse, Interoperability, Portability, Code Complexity Survey
- Reminder (Brandon Shirley)
11. ISS Beacons (Jeff Moore)
12. Yaesu rotor maintenance (Richard Lawn)
13. Re: Yaesu rotor maintenance (Jim Jerzycke)
14. Re: ISS Beacons (Mark Lunday)
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Message: 1
Date: Tue, 19 Apr 2016 07:19:05 -0500
From: "JoAnne K9JKM" <joanne.k9jkm@xxxxx.xxx>
To: <amsat-bb@xxxxx.xxx>
Subject: Re: [amsat-bb] ISS Beacons
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Hello folks,
Steve mentioned ...
> Anyway, if you see my callsign on an ISS pass, I'm sitting at the
> keyboard. Give me a shout or send a reply. I even still send out QSL
> cards if you want one!
When you see my callsign I'm at the keyboard as well. Some of the short text
is pre-formatted by UISS but I'm really sending it. Steve and I have QSL'ed
a contact via ISS packet.
--
73 de JoAnne K9JKM
k9jkm@xxxxx.xxx
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Message: 2
Date: Tue, 19 Apr 2016 12:35:09 +0000
From: pedro@xxxxxxxxxx.xxxx
To: amsat-bb@xxxxx.xxx
Subject: Re: [amsat-bb] ISS Unattended Beacon Theory (UBT) - PROVE ME
WRONG!
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Clayton,
Over Europe I've only seen twice a true QSO using ISS digipeater in
the past 2 years.
Otherwise just people with unattended beacons.
73 Pedro CU2ZG
Quoting Clayton Coleman <kayakfishtx@xxxxx.xxx>:
> I worked an ISS pass earlier tonight on packet. I copied 18 stations
> digipeated via the ISS. However, only one of them responded to any
> kind of live, keyboard-to-keyboard action. The other stations seemed
> very dedicated to letting the world know their name and city every 1-2
> minutes.
>
> Surely my theory that 80% of the stations are unattended beacons, pass
> after pass, must be wrong.
>
> Please, prove me wrong at 0200Z 19-April, and show me that people have
> two-way QSO's and not just beacon their name and city continuously for
> 24 hours.
>
> 73
> Clayton
> W5PFG
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Message: 3
Date: Tue, 19 Apr 2016 08:42:34 -0400
From: Paul Stoetzer <n8hm@xxxx.xxx>
To: Pedro Sousa <pedro@xxxxxxxxxx.xxxx>
Cc: "amsat-bb@xxxxx.xxxx <amsat-bb@xxxxx.xxx>
Subject: Re: [amsat-bb] ISS Unattended Beacon Theory (UBT) - PROVE ME
WRONG!
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Constant beaconing is such a waste of a good resource. Some people are
clearly just beaconing 24/7/365 on 145.825 MHz.
I know this problem has existed ever since the ISS digipeater was
turned on 15+ years ago and complaining on the BB isn't likely to
solve it, but it's just mind boggling why people bother with such a
useless endeavor. Use the digipeater either for live
keyboard-to-keyboard QSOs or neat experiments like sending an email
via the ISS or controlling robots. 24/7/365 beaconing just makes it
tough to use the digipeater for useful purposes.
73,
Paul, N8HM
On Tue, Apr 19, 2016 at 8:35 AM, Pedro via AMSAT-BB <amsat-bb@xxxxx.xxx>
wrote:
> Clayton,
>
> Over Europe I've only seen twice a true QSO using ISS digipeater in the past
> 2 years.
> Otherwise just people with unattended beacons.
>
> 73 Pedro CU2ZG
>
> Quoting Clayton Coleman <kayakfishtx@xxxxx.xxx>:
>
>> I worked an ISS pass earlier tonight on packet. I copied 18 stations
>> digipeated via the ISS. However, only one of them responded to any
>> kind of live, keyboard-to-keyboard action. The other stations seemed
>> very dedicated to letting the world know their name and city every 1-2
>> minutes.
>>
>> Surely my theory that 80% of the stations are unattended beacons, pass
>> after pass, must be wrong.
>>
>> Please, prove me wrong at 0200Z 19-April, and show me that people have
>> two-way QSO's and not just beacon their name and city continuously for
>> 24 hours.
>>
>> 73
>> Clayton
>> W5PFG
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Message: 4
Date: Tue, 19 Apr 2016 07:58:33 -0500
From: Clayton Coleman <kayakfishtx@xxxxx.xxx>
To: AMSAT-BB <amsat-bb@xxxxx.xxx>
Subject: Re: [amsat-bb] ISS Unattended Beacon Theory (UBT) - PROVE ME
WRONG!
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My faith in hams making live contacts via ISS packet was restored!
N0BBD and K5UBQ answered me and exchanged information.
73
Clayton
W5PFG
On 4/18/2016 21:11, Jerry Buxton wrote:
> Well? I didn't join in because that would have upset the experiment
> since I'm not usually on there anyway. So what happened?
>
> Jerry Buxton, N?JY
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Message: 5
Date: Tue, 19 Apr 2016 13:03:12 +0000
From: Pedro Dutra Sousa <pedro@xxxxxxxxxx.xxxx>
To: Paul Stoetzer <n8hm@xxxx.xxx>
Cc: "amsat-bb@xxxxx.xxxx <amsat-bb@xxxxx.xxx>
Subject: Re: [amsat-bb] ISS Unattended Beacon Theory (UBT) - PROVE ME
WRONG!
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My beacon is set to 30 minutes, but the station is 24/7 as a satgate.
Pedro
Sent from my iPhone
> On 19 Apr 2016, at 12:42, Paul Stoetzer <n8hm@xxxx.xxx> wrote:
>
> Constant beaconing is such a waste of a good resource. Some people are
> clearly just beaconing 24/7/365 on 145.825 MHz.
>
> I know this problem has existed ever since the ISS digipeater was
> turned on 15+ years ago and complaining on the BB isn't likely to
> solve it, but it's just mind boggling why people bother with such a
> useless endeavor. Use the digipeater either for live
> keyboard-to-keyboard QSOs or neat experiments like sending an email
> via the ISS or controlling robots. 24/7/365 beaconing just makes it
> tough to use the digipeater for useful purposes.
>
> 73,
>
> Paul, N8HM
>
>> On Tue, Apr 19, 2016 at 8:35 AM, Pedro via AMSAT-BB <amsat-bb@xxxxx.xxx>
wrote:
>> Clayton,
>>
>> Over Europe I've only seen twice a true QSO using ISS digipeater in the
past
>> 2 years.
>> Otherwise just people with unattended beacons.
>>
>> 73 Pedro CU2ZG
>>
>> Quoting Clayton Coleman <kayakfishtx@xxxxx.xxx>:
>>
>>> I worked an ISS pass earlier tonight on packet. I copied 18 stations
>>> digipeated via the ISS. However, only one of them responded to any
>>> kind of live, keyboard-to-keyboard action. The other stations seemed
>>> very dedicated to letting the world know their name and city every 1-2
>>> minutes.
>>>
>>> Surely my theory that 80% of the stations are unattended beacons, pass
>>> after pass, must be wrong.
>>>
>>> Please, prove me wrong at 0200Z 19-April, and show me that people have
>>> two-way QSO's and not just beacon their name and city continuously for
>>> 24 hours.
>>>
>>> 73
>>> Clayton
>>> W5PFG
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Message: 6
Date: Tue, 19 Apr 2016 13:04:16 +0000
From: Pedro Dutra Sousa <pedro@xxxxxxxxxx.xxxx>
To: Clayton Coleman <kayakfishtx@xxxxx.xxx>
Cc: AMSAT-BB <amsat-bb@xxxxx.xxx>
Subject: Re: [amsat-bb] ISS Unattended Beacon Theory (UBT) - PROVE ME
WRONG!
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So do I. Tried 2 years ago and never got a reply.
Now I have skeds in place
Pedro
Sent from my iPhone
> On 19 Apr 2016, at 12:58, Clayton Coleman <kayakfishtx@xxxxx.xxx> wrote:
>
> My faith in hams making live contacts via ISS packet was restored!
>
> N0BBD and K5UBQ answered me and exchanged information.
>
> 73
> Clayton
> W5PFG
>
>
>
>> On 4/18/2016 21:11, Jerry Buxton wrote:
>> Well? I didn't join in because that would have upset the experiment
>> since I'm not usually on there anyway. So what happened?
>>
>> Jerry Buxton, N?JY
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Message: 7
Date: Tue, 19 Apr 2016 10:55:00 -0400
From: Robert Bruninga <bruninga@xxxx.xxx>
To: amsat-bb@xxxxx.xxx
Subject: Re: [amsat-bb] ISS Beacons (APRS-FAQ!)
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Re ISS beacons: Here is the beacon gouge for APRS via ISS
APRS was designed for channel sharing using the ALOHA protocol. That is,
peak success occurs at around 20% channel capacity. For 1 second packets,
that's only 12 packets per minute per digipeater area. This usually means
maybe 5 mobiles at a 1 minute rate and 30 other home stations and weather
stations, etc at a 10 minute rate using 1 hop and 60 other assets
beaconing every 30 minutes when using the maximum of 2 hops.
But on ISS, the digi neighborhood covers the entire USA at once!
So, it is a travesty that people transmit unattended beacons via the ISS
at such high rates causing nothing but interference with those trying to
actually operate the pass.
See the original APRS-ISS FAQ: http://aprs.org/iss-faq.html
It recommends 1 beacon per minute for LIVE keyboarders,
1 beacon per 2 minutes for active special live mobiles engaged in travel
or special operations,
and one beacon per 5 minutes for unattended status/position reporting.
The goal is to optimize the channel for live operators during a pass but
for non-moving remote unattended position/status packets to be successful
only about once a day (NOT every pass!) on http://ariss.net
Bob Bruninga,wb4apr
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Message: 8
Date: Tue, 19 Apr 2016 11:25:04 -0500
From: John Becker <w0jab@xxxxxxxxx.xxx>
To: amsat-bb@xxxxx.xxx
Subject: Re: [amsat-bb] ISS Unattended Beacon Theory (UBT) - PROVE ME
WRONG!
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can you even have a QSO for all the beacons?
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Message: 9
Date: Tue, 19 Apr 2016 12:52:26 -0400
From: skristof@xxxxxxx.xxx
To: amsat-bb@xxxxx.xxx
Subject: Re: [amsat-bb] ISS Unattended Beacon Theory (UBT) - PROVE ME
WRONG!
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A short exchange of name, QTH (Grid Square &/or state), then a QSL to
acknowledge. Kind of like JT65 except faster than growing grass.
I use UISS software. That program has macros (like many other programs)
that can be set up with all the info, then sent with the push of a
button. It can be done if you're paying attention and catch the breaks
between beacons.
Steve AI9IN
p.s. No spam from JT65 fans, please. I play with it myself. Catch you on
7.076 some evening!
On 2016-04-19 12:25, John Becker wrote:
> can you even have a QSO for all the beacons?
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Message: 10
Date: Tue, 19 Apr 2016 18:30:10 +0000
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Subject: [amsat-bb] Reuse, Interoperability, Portability, Code
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Message: 11
Date: Tue, 19 Apr 2016 11:59:23 -0700
From: Jeff Moore <tnetcenter@xxxxx.xxx>
To: Amsat BB <amsat-bb@xxxxx.xxx>
Subject: [amsat-bb] ISS Beacons
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I don't know if I had set up my radio to "autobeacon", but several years
ago I wanted to try and work the ISS via APRS Packet. I was on my way to a
fox hunting demo that I was going to do and I figured the ISS pass would be
done by the time everyone started to arrive for the demo. Initially I
didn't see anything happening and as luck would have it, people started
arriving early for the demo I was doing and I got distracted from the
pass. Later as I was securing from the demo, I looked at the station heard
list on my D-710 and realized that I had succeeded in bouncing a packet off
of the ISS during that pass. There were a total of 3 packets listed from
that pass, the response to MY beacon, and 2 other packets that were
digipeated by the ISS. A live contact would be totally cool, but I was
very happy just to get my beacon digipeated by the ISS let alone pick up 2
or 3 others.
Jeff Moore -- KE7ACY
Bend, Oregon
On Tue, Apr 19, 2016 at 4:48 AM, <skristof@xxxxxxx.xxx> wrote:
>
>
> My first packet on an ISS pass always includes a CQ. I attempt to send a
> direct call to every station that comes up on the heard list. I get very
> few responses. But, I do occasionally get a response. I got one just a
> day or two ago, but, unfortunately the log is on my other computer or
> I'd give the person credit for sending a reply! Thank you station from 4
> land!
>
> I wonder why a person would set up an auto-beacon. I have to imagine
> that half of the time, the person isn't even there to see their callsign
> pop up on the screen.
>
> I was going to get on the 0200 pass last night when this thread started
> but the pass predictions showed it was a 2 degree max elevation for me.
> That wasn't going to happen with my set up.
>
> Anyway, if you see my callsign on an ISS pass, I'm sitting at the
> keyboard. Give me a shout or send a reply. I even still send out QSL
> cards if you want one!
>
> Steve AI9IN
>
> On 2016-04-19 03:47, Kevin Deane wrote:
>
> > I pretty much gave up on the ISS packet because all there was were
> beacons. Are there actually people trying to us it again? Wow I might give
> it a try tomorrow...
> >
> > Kevin
> > KF7MYK
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Message: 12
Date: Tue, 19 Apr 2016 15:44:08 -0400
From: Richard Lawn <rjlawn@xxxxx.xxx>
To: Amsat BB <amsat-bb@xxxxx.xxx>
Subject: [amsat-bb] Yaesu rotor maintenance
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While my IC-9100 is in the shop and as I await a new 2 meter antenna I
decided to deal with what I had let go - rust on hardware and rust on the
rotor elevation bracket. The good old Dremel helped to get 90% of the rust
off the U shaped el rotor mounting bracket and el boom u bolts, but I'm
wondering what to use to paint over these items to inhibit rust in the
future? Any ideas other than rust oleum? I'll off course use stainless
hardware to replace the cheap stuff Yaesu gives you as I did the last time
I rebuilt the rotor. Also replacing both feed lines. I hope this will tide
me for many many more years.
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Message: 13
Date: Tue, 19 Apr 2016 20:57:09 +0000
From: Jim Jerzycke <kq6ea@xxxxxxx.xxx>
To: amsat-bb@xxxxx.xxx
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Maybe put down a layer of "cold galvanize" paint before the Rust-O-Leum?
73, Jim KQ6EA
On 04/19/2016 07:44 PM, Richard Lawn wrote:
> While my IC-9100 is in the shop and as I await a new 2 meter antenna I
> decided to deal with what I had let go - rust on hardware and rust on the
> rotor elevation bracket. The good old Dremel helped to get 90% of the rust
> off the U shaped el rotor mounting bracket and el boom u bolts, but I'm
> wondering what to use to paint over these items to inhibit rust in the
> future? Any ideas other than rust oleum? I'll off course use stainless
> hardware to replace the cheap stuff Yaesu gives you as I did the last time
> I rebuilt the rotor. Also replacing both feed lines. I hope this will tide
> me for many many more years.
>
> 73
> Rick, W2JAZ
>
>
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Message: 14
Date: Tue, 19 Apr 2016 21:23:08 -0400
From: "Mark Lunday" <mlunday@xx.xx.xxx>
To: <skristof@xxxxxxx.xxx>, <amsat-bb@xxxxx.xxx>
Subject: Re: [amsat-bb] ISS Beacons
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<My first packet on an ISS pass always includes a CQ.>
OK, call me ill-informed, I did not know you could do CQ and
keyboard-to-keyboard QSO's. I thought you could only send short messages.
Is that how you do it? The ISS pass is so fast...
Mark Lunday, WD4ELG
Greensboro, NC FM06be
wd4elg@xxxx.xxx
http://wd4elg.blogspot.com
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