[aprssig] Can we use satellite digipeater for power outage region?

[Joseph C. Bender]

On 3/12/2011 6:03 PM, Bob Bruninga wrote:
> The International Space Station DIGIPEATER is coming over Japan 6
> times every day in the afternoon.  ANY APRS station can digipeat
> through it EASILY.  Just change FREQUENCY to 145.825 and the normal
> PATH of WIDE2-2 will work fine.
>
	
Bob,

Is there any way for you to get in contact with the ARISS folks and 
possibly have them keep the ISS in digipeat mode while it's over Japan?

Just thinking that the utility of using this might be problematic if 
they decide to switch modes.

-Joe

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Joseph C. Bender, N8XRE