Re: [Discuss-gnuradio] NanoSail-D turns out isn't lost!

[Alexandru Csete]

On Fri, Jan 21, 2011 at 2:03 AM, Marcus D. Leech <address@hidden> wrote:
> If you're in a position to listen for the beacon packets of NanoSail-D, some
> of the details are here:
>
> http://nanosaild.engr.scu.edu/dashboard.htm
>
> Wish my SBRAC dish was fully operational.  I'd actually be able to *track*
> it--I've got 400MHz feeds, and
>  a WBX-based receive chain.  So much coolness, so little time :-(

I tried earlier today with a handheld Arrow II yagi connected directly
to WBX. I could hear it but it was too weak to decode. A bigger yagi
should give sufficient signal.
In case you receive, it is very easy to decode the telemetry. It uses
1200 bps AFSK FM modulating the carrier, so a simple NBFM receiver and
the audio fed to e.g. multimon
(http://www.baycom.org/~tom/ham/linux/multimon.html) works. Decoded
telemetry can be submitted to the ops team at
http://beacon.engr.scu.edu/Submission.aspx

Have fun!

Alex