Archive - Dec 1969 - Poll
November 13th
Which do you prefer when the crew is not active on voice.
Packet operations
92% (90 votes)
Silence
8% (8 votes)
Total votes: 98
N5VHO – Mon, 2006 – 11 – 13 22:40
October 21st
How much transmit power do you typically use with the ISS?
More than 100 watts
5% (6 votes)
51 to 100 watts
8% (10 votes)
26 to 50 watts
34% (40 votes)
6 to 25 watts
29% (35 votes)
5 watts or less
24% (28 votes)
Total votes: 119
N5VHO – Sat, 2006 – 10 – 21 11:29
September 28th
Do you have large objects near your home that substantially block your path to the ISS?
No, there are few or no large objects near my home that blocks the ISS. I am not affected.
42% (47 votes)
I have some, and it affects some of the ISS passes from home.
41% (46 votes)
The large objects near my home affects my ability to work the ISS from home much of the time.
17% (19 votes)
Total votes: 112
AH6RH – Thu, 2006 – 09 – 28 11:06
For the ISS, do you compensate for Doppler shift on 2 meters?
Yes
44% (71 votes)
No
56% (92 votes)
Total votes: 163
N5VHO – Thu, 2006 – 09 – 28 09:01
September 13th
How many different AMSAT entities have you worked via ISS?
None - I only monitor
40% (19 votes)
At least 1 (Satellite Communicators club)
42% (20 votes)
20+ (OSCAR Satellite Communications Achievement Award)
8% (4 votes)
60+ (OSCAR Sexigesimal Award)
2% (1 vote)
100+ (OSCAR Century Award)
8% (4 votes)
Total votes: 48
N5VHO – Wed, 2006 – 09 – 13 20:38
July 9th
What is the lowest chance of return that you'd accept for a NASA expedition to Mars?
0%
11% (20 votes)
20%
17% (32 votes)
50%
20% (37 votes)
80%
30% (56 votes)
99%
22% (40 votes)
Total votes: 185
cameraperson – Sun, 2006 – 07 – 09 11:03
June 26th
Did you make a contact via ISS using QRP during the crossband repeater operations for Field Day?
Yes
37% (38 votes)
No
63% (64 votes)
Total votes: 102
N5VHO – Mon, 2006 – 06 – 26 14:52
June 3rd
How often do you relay packets YOU receive from the ISS onto the Internet?
Often, just about always or always
12% (5 votes)
Sometimes, but not with not regularly
7% (3 votes)
Hardly ever
7% (3 votes)
I haven't yet relayed packets received from the ISS onto the Internet, but I will soon
22% (9 votes)
I am unable to relay packets to the Internet, or don't intent to relay packets to the Internet
51% (21 votes)
Total votes: 41
AH6RH – Sun, 2006 – 06 – 04 03:39
May 29th
What kind of Packet TNC are you using as your main TNC to access the ISS?
SV2AGW Sound card Packet Engine
24% (21 votes)
Kantronics KPC-3
7% (6 votes)
Other Kantronics
17% (15 votes)
AEA/TImewave TNC-2 models
5% (4 votes)
Pacomm TNC-2 models
0% (0 votes)
MFJ TNC-2 models
6% (5 votes)
Kenwood TM-D700 VHF/UHF APRS mobile radio
13% (11 votes)
Kenwood TH-D7A VHF/UHF APRS handie radio
5% (4 votes)
Other TNC-2
9% (8 votes)
TNC-1
0% (0 votes)
Elcom USB micro TNC
2% (2 votes)
Other hardware-based TNC solution
3% (3 votes)
BayCom BayPac or other Modems and PC software
7% (6 votes)
Other software-based TNC solution
1% (1 vote)
Total votes: 86
AH6RH – Mon, 2006 – 05 – 29 12:26
May 19th
Have you successfully digipeated via PCSAT2 in V/u packet mode
Yes
35% (26 votes)
No
16% (12 votes)
Haven't tried
49% (36 votes)
Total votes: 74
N5VHO – Fri, 2006 – 05 – 19 16:16