karn@eagle.UUCP (Phil Karn) (08/23/83)
The following is by Tom Clark, W3IWI, AMSAT president, describing some
of the further fun and games on Amsat-Oscar-10 this evening. Anybody
who would like to join us is welcome!
Phil
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Tonite was a remarkable nite -- multiple two-way packet radio
tests were done by W3IWI, NK6K, ZL1AOX along with KA9Q and WA2LQQ
as spectators. We used 1200 baud (and tried 600 baud) FSK on
AMICON (L1) channel arount 145.830-835 downlink. The following is
edited do to show some of the traffic copied at W3IWI:
First, I set up my beacon to transmit the following message:
W3IWI>BEACON:W3IWI Packet Radio Test -- Anybody Copy?
The quick brown fox jumped over the lazy dog's back 0123456789
Then I repeatedly called CQ:
W3IWI>CQ:
W3IWI>CQ:cq de w3iwi
W3IWI>CQ:is anybody there??
W3IWI>CQ:hello packets de w3iwi
W3IWI>CQ:w3iwi packet radio test
W3IWI>CQ:via amsat oscar-10
W3IWI>CQ:
W3IWI>CQ:
W3IWI>CQ: (etcetera)
Nobody was around, so I worked myself, going up to the satellite,
back to myself, up to the satellite again, and then back down:
cmd:c w3iwi via w3iwi
cmd:*** CONNECTED to W3IWI
*** CONNECTED to W3IWI
test
test
now is the time for all good men to come and have a party
now is the time for all good men to come and have a party
cmd:d
cmd:***disconnected
Then, after a long time of sending to myself with KA9Q
spectating, ZL1AOX showed up (he used CAP's, I used lower case):
cmd:c zl1aox
cmd:*** CONNECTED to ZL1AOX
hi ian -- how copy
OK I HAVE A CONNECT MSG TOM
ONLY OCCASIONALLY
ok, well I seem to copy u fb
DID U RX MY ACK?
yep
hi harold (NK6K called in on freq)
OK
RGR TOM IT'S NOT AS WELL AS IT SHOULD DOWN HERE
cmd:d
c nk6k
cmd:*** CONNECTED to NK6K
hi harold
Hello tom
seems pretty gud copy
Loks great
welcome to the wonderful world of racket radio !!!
Yep. am surprised,
1200 baud too
mebee we should tryy 600
Hot stuff!
etcetera
Then we tried a real first: I connected with myself, thru AO-10
to NK6K, who digipeated my packets back to me:
C W3IWI VIA NK6K
cmd:*** CONNECTED to W3IWI
TALK ABT DUMB THING TO DO
TALK ABT DUMB THING TO DO
cmd:D
cmd:***disconnected
C NK6K
cmd:*** CONNECTED to NK6K
DID U SEE WHAT I DID??
Copied 100%!!
Then we tried more experiments as NK6K and ZL1AOX tried to run my
computer remotely.
The only question remaining -- where are all the other packeteers
-- the AO-10 AMICON channel is now officially christened and
operating well. Who will be the next to join us?
Tom