[amsat-bb] Re: IO-26 as digital EMAIL relay?
On 08/09/12 06:55, Douglas Quagliana wrote: Bob wrote: In the old days, it required everyone to get a $300 modem and use an SSB rig on the downlink. But the Uplink is FM. SO anyone can transmit. And these days, somone I am sure has already written the sound-card generate the manchester uplink! Hi Bob, I wrote that program to generate the Manchester uplink on a soundcard about ten years ago. The program is called UPW for "Uplink to Pacsats for Windows" and it's at http://www.quagliana.com/upw/index.html The download link redirects to the AOL Lifestream page. Does the zip file include the source code? I have no way of running Windows software, but I'd like to take a look at porting it to something else. -- Gordon JC Pearce MM0YEQ ___ Sent via AMSAT-BB@amsat.org. Opinions expressed are those of the author. Not an AMSAT-NA member? Join now to support the amateur satellite program! Subscription settings: http://amsat.org/mailman/listinfo/amsat-bb
[amsat-bb] Re: IO-26 as digital EMAIL relay?
IO-26 will apparently no longer run the PACSAT software. It's in MBL mode and doesn't have any sort of PACSAT file system software, etc.Same issue with AO-16 when it was warm enough to try to resurrect; some type of hardware issue that prevents it from running (memory? memory controller?) 73, Mark N8MH At 01:55 AM 9/8/2012 -0400, Douglas Quagliana wrote: >Bob wrote: > >>In the old days, it required everyone to get a $300 modem and use an >SSB >>rig on the downlink. But the Uplink is FM. SO anyone can transmit. >And >>these days, somone I am sure has already written the sound-card >generate >>the manchester uplink! > >Hi Bob, >I wrote that program to generate the Manchester uplink on a soundcard >about ten years ago. The program is called UPW for "Uplink to Pacsats >for Windows" and it's at > >http://www.quagliana.com/upw/index.html > >if anyone is still interested in it. UPW will generate the proper 1200 baud >AX.25 APRS packet with NRZI and Manchester encoding suitable for >feeding to the microphone of an FM transmitter. UPW is also mentioned >on your APRS ASTARS page. :-) > >Bob continues: >>But if it is a pacsat, can't it act as a digipeater if you just set >the DIGI bit to on? > >I think there's more to digipeating than just setting the digi bit. I believe >IO-26 is still in MBL mode or something similar. I am pretty sure the >satellite is not running the full PACSAT BBS software which was needed >to digipeat AX25 packets, but I'll defer to Mark, N8MH, on the specifics of >the current status of IO-26. > >73, >Douglas KA2UPW/5 > > > > > >___ >Sent via AMSAT-BB@amsat.org. Opinions expressed are those of the author. >Not an AMSAT-NA member? Join now to support the amateur satellite program! >Subscription settings: http://amsat.org/mailman/listinfo/amsat-bb ___ Sent via AMSAT-BB@amsat.org. Opinions expressed are those of the author. Not an AMSAT-NA member? Join now to support the amateur satellite program! Subscription settings: http://amsat.org/mailman/listinfo/amsat-bb
[amsat-bb] Re: IO-26 as digital EMAIL relay?
Bob wrote: In the old days, it required everyone to get a $300 modem and use an SSB rig on the downlink. But the Uplink is FM. SO anyone can transmit. And these days, somone I am sure has already written the sound-card generate the manchester uplink! Hi Bob, I wrote that program to generate the Manchester uplink on a soundcard about ten years ago. The program is called UPW for "Uplink to Pacsats for Windows" and it's at http://www.quagliana.com/upw/index.html if anyone is still interested in it. UPW will generate the proper 1200 baud AX.25 APRS packet with NRZI and Manchester encoding suitable for feeding to the microphone of an FM transmitter. UPW is also mentioned on your APRS ASTARS page. :-) Bob continues: But if it is a pacsat, can't it act as a digipeater if you just set the DIGI bit to on? I think there's more to digipeating than just setting the digi bit. I believe IO-26 is still in MBL mode or something similar. I am pretty sure the satellite is not running the full PACSAT BBS software which was needed to digipeat AX25 packets, but I'll defer to Mark, N8MH, on the specifics of the current status of IO-26. 73, Douglas KA2UPW/5 ___ Sent via AMSAT-BB@amsat.org. Opinions expressed are those of the author. Not an AMSAT-NA member? Join now to support the amateur satellite program! Subscription settings: http://amsat.org/mailman/listinfo/amsat-bb
