UIVIEW
APRS configuration (for ISS operation!).
Updated at:08-06-2005
READ
HERE: copyright © 2001 Cor pd0rkc.
To operate the ISS its importand
to
configure your (and RS0ISS-3) call, your latitude and longitude.
When you do not know your lat/long coordinates
you can convert your locator to lat/long coordinates
calculate
your latitude, and longitude with your locator (amsat
link!).
Start uiview software and go to the menu:
Setup ------> Station
Setup:
Send your beacons to ISS
The best manner to send your beacons to ISS, is to do it manualy
with pushing the F9 button!
Look at your raw log screen if your beacons have arrived the ISS!
22:54:50R PD0RKC>CQ,RS0ISS-3* Port=1 <UI Len=52>:
73's from Space!
When you see the * symbol it means the ISS have
send that
frame down to earth!
You can also check on the ARISS
weblog site if some ground-
observer stations have heard your beacon via ISS!
http://www.findu.com/cgi-bin/ariss/index.cgi
