PCSAT2 Mode Change

The PCSAT2 side-A system has been operated for 4 weeks in PSK-31 mode, and will now be changed from PSK-31 mode to UI/APRS Packet digipeater mode.

See: http://www.ew.usna.edu/~bruninga/pec/pc2ops.html

In this mode, the uplink is 145.825 and downlink is 435.275 +/- 10 kHz doppler to avoid any interference with the 145.800 ARISS operations.

The system is 1200 baud with the callsign of PCSAT2 and alias of ARISS, so the same setting as you use for normal ARISS packet, should work here too if you use the ARISS alias.

Again, refer to the PCSAT2 operations page and the User Service Agreement for this mode. Specifically, unattended beacons are not authorized. The digipeater is for human communications, not blind beacons.

See: http://www.ew.usna.edu/~bruninga/pec/useragreemt.txt

[ANS thanks Bob, WB4APR for the above information]

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