Congratulations Mattie!!

From my Station in Salinas Ca. Via ISS....

2004-Jan-15 20:01:31
KD7TYN>BEACON,RS0ISS-3*,SGATE,WIDE,CN83HG,MATTIE,KD7TYN,EXTRA/1,WA6LIE-4,I:
:all :Hi ISS from Mattie, 7 yr old EXTRA CLASS! I PASSED EXAM!

Mattie and those like our kids ARE our FUTURE! Congrats!!!

I have received a few emails asking what digi path I used to get my packets digipeated. RS0ISS, RS0ISS-3 or RS0ISS-4 ??

The answer is NONE of the above.
Here is a trick or secret that works every time.
Use the digi path of ARISS. (U CQ Via ARISS) According to Bob Bruninga WB4APR,
this is a defaulted digi path, so it will work all the time as long as the digipeater is ON.

I hope this helps some that are not getting through.

73, Scott WA6LIE

Iss Crew finally found the leak causing slow decompression aboard ISS.
It was found in a hose located in the Destiny lab. The hose was used to equalize pressure and eliminate fog between two panes of a window.

Veteran NASA astronaut Leroy Chiao will replace William S.
McArthur, Jr., as the commander of Expedition 9, the next mission aboard the International Space Station.

The change in crew assignment is a result of a temporary medical issue related to McArthur's qualification for this long duration flight.

ISS Packet Status - Quick Tips:

Frequency
Packet Mail

Unproto, Round-Table and APRS:
The "Round Table" mode is a keyboard to keyboard form of communication.
Round table will allow you to type short messages, which will be relayed (a.k.a. Digitally Repeated or Digi for short) through the APRS and retransmitted over a distance in excess of 1000 miles. Round Table mode allows many people to participate in a Round Table.....

Hello All,

The ISS is now using SPLIT frequency.
This freq. info is only for PACKET operation!!!
Your RX downlink must be: 145.800Mhz.
Your TX uplink must be: 145.990Mhz.

Submitted by Arthur - N1ORC

The ARISS team regretfully announces the cancellation of Monday's scheduled contact with Armstrong Middle School in Flint, Michigan.
The International Space Station recently began experiencing a slight loss of air pressure, which the crew will be attempting to trace in the coming days. Understandably, the crew needs to devote their time to solving this issue.

Expedition 8 crew:
Mike Foale KB5UAC
Alexander Kaleri U8MIR

Armstrong Middle School, Flint, MI
Contact is a go for Mon 2004-01-12 12:56 UTC telebridge via W6SRJ

Since monday the internal atmosphere pressure slowly went down.
The total loss is now about 9 millimiters of mercury.
Russian and US flight control teams are investigating the possible cause of this problem.
Full coverage of on local6.com

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