Even though traffic volume is rather low on SeeSat-L these days, I think you should keep your radio/electronics discussion elsewhere. -- bjorn.gimle@tietotech.se (office) -- -- b_gimle@algonet.se (home) http://www.algonet.se/~b_gimle -- -- COSPAR 5919, MALMA, 59.2576 N, 18.6172 E, 23 m -- -- COSPAR 5918, HAMMARBY, 59.2985 N, 18.1045 E, 44 m -- ----- Original Message ----- From: "Jim King" <jim@jimking.net> To: <seesat-l@satobs.org> Sent: Thursday, October 11, 2001 8:04 PM Subject: Re: Starshine 3 obs > "Barhorst L.J.C." <L.J.C.Barhorst@arcadis.nl> wrote: > > > Jonathan T Wojack wrote: > > > > May I ask what the purpose of the electronics package is? I thought > > Starshine was to do nothing else than to orbit the Earth and provide > > flashes. Perhaps for thruster control? > > > > > > Jonathan, > > > > There is also a radiobacon on board; somewhere in the 145 MHz band. > > HAM radio operators can acquire the signal. > > > > Greetings > > Leo Barhorst > > 145.825 MHz. It's telemetry encoded as AX.25 packet data. I've heard it > while listening for PCSat on the same frequency, but I haven't tried to > decode the Starshine telemetry. There's software that will use your > soundcard to decode the data from the audio. If you have a scanner or a ham > radio that can tune in that frequency you could possibly setup your PC to > examine the telemetry. > > Jim King > > > ----------------------------------------------------------------- > Unsubscribe from SeeSat-L by sending a message with 'unsubscribe' > in the SUBJECT to SeeSat-L-request@lists.satellite.eu.org > http://www.satellite.eu.org/seesat/seesatindex.html > > ----------------------------------------------------------------- Unsubscribe from SeeSat-L by sending a message with 'unsubscribe' in the SUBJECT to SeeSat-L-request@lists.satellite.eu.org http://www.satellite.eu.org/seesat/seesatindex.html
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