[PPRAANet] Fw: [sarex] PCSAT2 Launch

[Thomas McDaniel]

Further info about PCSAT2 for those interested.  It should be pretty easy to 
hear attached the ISS!

73   Tom  n0ntx

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Robert Bruninga" <bruninga at usna.edu>
To: <sarex at amsat.org>
Sent: Tuesday, July 26, 2005 2:58 PM
Subject: [sarex] PCSAT2 Launch


> PCSAT2 was carried into space today by STS-114.
> It will not be activated until it is installed on the
> outside of the ISS on 1 or 3 August during an
> EVA.   After a week or so of on-orbit checkout,
> and if all goes well, the APRS digipeater will be
> activated for general use probably by 10 Aug.
>
> But, well equipped ground stations are invited to
> help us capture early telemetry on the alternate
> downlink of 437.975 on the first few days of
> activation.  Telemetry will be at 1200 and 9600
> baud.  For details, see:
>
> http://www.ew.usna.edu/~bruninga/pec/pc2ops.html
>
> There are 2 classes of stations that can help.
>
> 1)  We ask 1200 baud IGates or SATgates to monitor
> 437.975 and feed to the normal global APRS system.
> This will feed the live telemetry page:
> http://www.pcsat2.info/PCSat2Web/RealTime.jsp
>
> 2) 9600 Baud stations to monitor the same 437.975
> for the special once-every-3.3 minutes 9600 baud
> data beacon (54 lines of data).  Email your file to
> PC2 at grc.nasa.gov
>
> The UHF downlink is only 1 watt and so it will require
> a beam to hear it.
>
> Good luck
> Bob Bruninga, WB4APR
> USNA Satellite Lab
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