AMSAT-NA reports that Mark Pisani, KK6OTJ, and Jerry Rogers, W8LR, are claiming a new distance record for their February 1 APRS message packet contact during a pass of the International Space Station (ISS). The distance was 3,089 kilometers (approximately 1,915 miles), establishing a new distance record for the ISS digipeater. — Thanks to AMSAT News Service via Mark Pisani, KK6OTJ
Steve Hedgecock M0SHQ sending Packet Radio to the ISS
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