[aprssig] PCSAT-1 (NO-44) Special Event Thursday Morn

[Robert Bruninga]

PCSAT-1 remains fully operational as a digipeater on 145.825 up
and down using the aliases of PCSAT-1, ARISS, RELAY, WIDE and
WIDEn-N and TRACEn-N.  Users are welcome to use it and we are
seeing about 80 people a day.

PCSAT-1 was resetting to W3ADO-1 a few times (the bad default
power negative condition), but as long as the SIDE-B system does
not reset at the same time, then PCSAT-1 is recoverable and
useable.  But as long as people do not use the W3ADO-1 path, but
use the other ones above instead, then we should be able to keep
PCSAT-1 alive for a few more weeks.

Enjoy...  http://pcsat.aprs.org
And http://www.ew.usna.edu/~bruninga/pcsat.html

de WB4APR, Bob


> -----Original Message-----
> From: aprssig-bounces at lists.tapr.org 
> [mailto:aprssig-bounces at lists.tapr.org] On Behalf Of Robert
Bruninga
> Sent: Friday, September 29, 2006 7:43 AM
> To: 'TAPR APRS Mailing List'
> Subject: [aprssig] PCSAT-1 (NO-44) Special Event Thursday Morn
> 
> PCSAT-1 Special Event (results)
> 
> Thanks to you guys that participated.  You may continue to
> transmit unattended VIA PCSAT-1 as long as she stays up.  The
> students were like "wow"...  The posits below were shortened
by
> cutting out the LAT/LONG but many show the statistics we were
> after.
> 
> > We'd like to demo PCSAT-1 to students on this Thursday 28
Sept
> > at 0923 EDT and 1112 EDT over the eastern USA....
> > 1) Attended stations set posit rate to 2 minutes
> > 2) Unattended stations set APRS posit rate to 5 minutes
> > 3) Include ur name, TX power and ANT Gain
> 
> RESULTS SUMMARY:  Knowing the TX rate and EIRP, it is clear to
> See that even 5W HT's can get in with a J-pole (3dB)
> 
> 2 minute rate stations
>   50W EIRP 5 hits
>  150W EIRP 8 hits
>  120W EIRP 4 hits
>   10W EIRP 3 hits
> 
> 5 min rate stations
>  120W EIRP 2 hits  end of pass
>   10W EIRP 3 hits
>   20W EIRP 1 hit
> 
> Unknown rates
>   50W EIRP 1 hit
>   40W EIRP 6 hits
>   90W EIRP 4 hits
> 
> Here is the raw data W/O LAT/LONG to fit:
> 
> 1 VE3FFR    =281329z- (UIV32N)
> 5 KC0RWZ-2  =281330z`Brian,2min,25w,3.7dBi,Hi Navy retired
> 2 W3ADO-6   @281330zK000/000/TH-D7/M0/Off duty..
> 8 KB1GVR    =281331z-2min 50W 5.5dBi omni. Nice work!
> 3 WA4AEJ    =281331zyDale in Niceville, FL {UISS50}
> 4 W1CGA-1   =281331zK_2min,10W,11dBiYagi CGA says Go MIDS
> 1 N9IDH-7   @281331z[000/000/TH-D7/M2/In Service
> 15N1XED     =281331z-73, FROM RIK, FN44ch {UISS50}
> 4 VE2FDA    =281332z-Francois, 45W, 3db,Go boys {UIV32N}
> 2 KI4LMR-3  @281332z>000/000/TH-D7/M0/Off duty../A=-00089
> 6 WA1KAT    =281333z-Topsfield,MA 10W collinear
> 3 N1CLV-8   =281335zCWayne, 2 min, 5W, 3dbi omni, Go CG!
> 13W3ADO-15  /281335z->FM19sa/- unattended use 5 min rate.
> 3 N1CLV-8   =281336zCWayne, 5 min, 5W, 3dbi omni, Go CG!
> 2 N3ZLL-5   @281339zK000/000/D-700/C1/Custom   1
> 2 W1CGA-1   =281340zK_5min,10W,11dBiYagi CGA says Go MIDS
> 1 KB2M-7    @281518zj000/000/D-700/M2/In Service/A=-00072
> 1 W4HFZ     =281519z-Chas,25w,3db Omni,Subs Rule!{UIV32N}
> 1 W8AAS     /281519z]Dave,5min,10W, J-pole
> ? N4ZQ-2    no posit
> 
> 
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