Category Archives: Satellite

Yet Another New Satellite – UKube-1

Posted on June 18, 2016 by robert

I noticed a day or two ago that the UKube-1 transponder had been turned on.  I believe it is going to be left in that mode full-time.  I finally had a chance to capture a telemetry frame today during a … Continue reading →

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Field Day 2016 Satellite Passes for FN41

Posted on June 15, 2016 by robert

The table of times listed below will likely be off a bit since FD is about 10 days in the future and the TLEs will have changed slightly by then.  However it is good enough for planning purposes.  Daylight and … Continue reading →

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Back to AO-73 Dashboard for a Bit

Posted on June 7, 2016 by robert

The SatGate appears to be working fine, and it seems to find more unique packets than duplicate ones, so it appears to work.  Ultimately I want to package that up with a RPi running XASTIR using a TNC-Pi and a … Continue reading →

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SatGate Worked!

Posted on May 31, 2016 by robert

SatGate worked after I made changes to the SatGate2/IGate Settings tab, changing the “Gate only these” list to be RS0ISS*.  (That did not allow PSAT-1 to route through as you might expect — see below). Immediately after a pass of … Continue reading →

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Where Did the SatGate2 RF->Internet Packets Go?

Posted on May 31, 2016 by robert

I had UISS, CAT7200, and SatGate2 running last night.  My hourly beacon was showing up just fine on the APRS network, but I was disappointing that nothing appeared to get routed from the RF side to the Internet. When I … Continue reading →

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Getting SatGate 2 to run Under Win 10 32-bit

Posted on May 30, 2016 by robert

I think I used my quota of good luck up getting UISS and CAT7200 running on my Win10 laptop.  That laptop had a fresh install of Win10 32-bit on it, so it had no legacy files from prior Windows versions. … Continue reading →

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Setup UZ7HO’s SoundModem

Posted on May 30, 2016 by robert

UZ7HO’s SoundModem program is automatically installed when you install UISS.  It’s a program that converts the audio tones sent/received into AX.25 data that can be understood by UISS.  To use SoundModem requires a few simple setup steps. When you first … Continue reading →

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Installing G8BPQ’s CAT7200 for IC-9100 PTT Control

Posted on May 30, 2016 by robert

If you plan on using UISS with SoundModem on your IC-9100, then you are going to need to obtain a copy of the CAT7200 program by John Wiseman (G8BPQ) to deal with the PTT function. First, obtain a copy of CAT7200 … Continue reading →

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Using UISS with an Icom IC-9100

Posted on May 29, 2016 by robert

The program UISS is designed for satellite communicators to use UI packets to communicate with other stations on the ground, while using the Space Station or other packet satellite as a packet repeater. UI  (Unnumbered Information) packets are handled specially … Continue reading →

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Holding Breath for STMsat-1 Reboot at Midnight

Posted on May 23, 2016 by robert

STMsat-1, a CubeSat built by elementary school students at the Saint Thomas More Cathedral School in Arlington VA, has been silent since its launch from the ISS on May 16. It has been tracked/identified and assigned the International Designator 1998-067HW, or … Continue reading →

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