Re: It don't work! So how to test it?
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After setting the levels using Direwolf -x as Patrick suggests, you can send real packets to the SDR setup easily by turning on one of the beacons within Direwolf config file on PC1.? It will transmit at the requested interval. For testing set it to a fast rate, then after testing, comment the line out, or change the beacon to something more reasonable.
Find the line in the config file which start with PBEACON - like this:
PBEACON delay=1? every=30 overlay=S symbol="digi" lat=42^37.14N long=071^20.83W power=50 height=20 gain=4 comment="Chelmsford MA" via=WIDE1-1,WIDE2-1
Edit it to your information: PBEACON delay=1? every=5 overlay=S symbol="digi" lat=24^53.36N
long=121^17.18W comment="Testing Satellite setup"
On Wednesday, June 30, 2021, 6:29:48 AM EDT, Hans Fong <hans@...> wrote:
Linux only user here. Trying to set up a TS-2000 for 9k6 packet with Falconsat-3. I had a working setup with another rig, the IC-820H () which just took the audio from the sound card and spit it out on air. Easy peasy! The TS-2000 is a bit more complex and when troubleshooting I came up with the following question:
How can I make Direwolf send out a test packet (loop) to check my system?
(PC1: Direwolf send packet --> radio ? ? ? PC2: SDR --> Direwolf)
Normally you need a client program to generate packets, but my client program (PacSatGroundStation) doesn't have a test packet generator and only spits out packets when it receives a signal from the satellite, which limits your testing time to 10 minutes every 1.5 hours and 7 times a day.
I'm not very familiar with packet/APRS, so I hope this is not a too dumb question. Still learning every day!
73 de Hans
BX2ABT.com
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