https://vk6mib.com/tags/space/Recent content in Space on VK6MIBHugoen-AUMon, 07 Mar 2016 00:00:00 +0000https://vk6mib.com/posts/accessing-the-iss-digipeater/Mon, 07 Mar 2016 00:00:00 +0000https://vk6mib.com/posts/accessing-the-iss-digipeater/<p><img alt="image_product01" loading="lazy" src="https://vk6mib.com/images/image_product01.png">With a long weekend, and a major project at work behind me, I had a tiny bit of breathing space to play radio this weekend. What I should have been doing is putting in a couple of hours on the AllStarLink for my club (currently at about 30% finished). What prevented this was a new toy scored second-hand from eBay that arrived this week – a Kenwood TH-D72A handheld.</p> <p> </p> <p><img alt="qsl" loading="lazy" src="https://vk6mib.com/images/qsl.jpg">I grabbed this off eBay, the main attraction being it’s APRS capability, including: built in GPS, stand alone digipeating, and the ability to plug it into a PC and use it as a TNC. My first big plan for this, since I’m miles from anywhere, was to use it to get my staion on the <a href="http://ariss.net/">ARISS map</a> by having it digipeated by the International Space Station</p>