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vk6hgr wrote:I'm doing some experimenting with 6m APRS this weekend. 53.025MHz if anyone wants to have a go.

How'd it go?

robbage wrote:

vk6hgr wrote:I'm doing some experimenting with 6m APRS this weekend. 53.025MHz if anyone wants to have a go.

How'd it go?

I didn't get too far - for some reason on 10 and 6 metres my tracker generates undecodable packets while the engine is running...

vk6hgr wrote:

robbage wrote:

vk6hgr wrote:I'm doing some experimenting with 6m APRS this weekend. 53.025MHz if anyone wants to have a go.

How'd it go?

I didn't get too far - for some reason on 10 and 6 metres my tracker generates undecodable packets while the engine is running...

That's odd. I guess that also means it worked ok with the engine off. Is that a tiny tracker and what TX was it connected to? The engine noise might be getting onto the audio as it enters the TX. Might need a suppressor on the radio. Did you have an opportunity to listen to the audio on a receiver? (or someone else listen)

A satellite has shown up on APRS.fi

VK6ZMS wrote:A satellite has shown up on APRS.fi[/img]

Well that puts my earlier image to shame that showed only 187km/hr

Nice find! I think it overtook me on Reid hwy.

robbage wrote:Nice find! I think it overtook me on Reid hwy.

NASA are due to get a HUUGE fine then
http://warsug.info/viewtopic.php?f=2&t=8353

vk6hgr wrote:NASA are due to get a HUUGE fine then

Wouldn't be the first time they got a fine and ignored it (Skylab anyone? )

Would be a tow job too. Wonder how much ACCC would charge for that job?



On topic, who's sat is that? Is there a speed reading because of its orbit or otherwise?

Speed seems slow for satellite, Think the ISS travels at about 27000 kph

Zebedee wrote:Wouldn't be the first time they got a fine and ignored it (Skylab anyone? )

Nope - they were fined for littering by the Esperance Shire Council and paid the $20? fine.

WPXZBP wrote:

Zebedee wrote:Wouldn't be the first time they got a fine and ignored it (Skylab anyone? )

Nope - they were fined for littering by the Esperance Shire Council and paid the $20? fine.

According to "Scientific American", the fine was for $400 - whether that was accounting for 30 years of inflation or not I dunno

APRS activity from Perth suburbia down to Albany has increased a lot over the last few weeks. Seems to be a new station every week.

and a new digipeater will be on air in a month or two, VK6AHR-3 Lesmurdie 260M ASL.

Is that the one at 32.0094°S 116.0457°E ?