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Click HERE to view information on SBARC's
International Space Station Contact 8/19/08
Do you want use ham radio
satellites? You can do it with a hand-held radio!
I am an "Area Coordinator" for the
Radio Amateur Satellite Corporation (AMSAT).
As such, I conduct presentations and demonstrations to local hams
about the satellite service.
I serve as a resource for those wishing to lean how to become active
on the birds!
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Click on the links below
to learn about ham radio satellites.
These links open in
a new page. When done, close that page to return
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Click HERE to visit the AMSAT
page, which has everything you need to know about getting on
the Sats.
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Click HERE to look up the next passes of the Sats! Just enter
the satellite name, your grid square (or lat/long) and
the calculator will tell you when the sat will be
overhead!
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Click HERE for a list of 12 Suggestions for Handheld
Transceiver Users.
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N6KTH making a contact though AO-51 |
I am most active on
AO-51 (AMSAT-OSCAR 51), SO-50 (Saudi-OSCAR 50) and AO-27
(AMSAT-OSCAR 27)
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Click on the
links below
to hear recordings of
some of my contacts
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My Equipment:
I often use a Kenwood
TH-D7 handheld radio and a Arrow handheld antenna (see photo above).
That's all you need for many of the satellites!
My base station consists of a Yaesu FT-847 with Gulf Alpha mast mounted crossed yagis
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Yaesu FT-847, HF,
6 meters, 2 meters and 70 centimeters |
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Gulf Alpha 2 Meter 5x5
Circular Polarized yagi |
Gulf Alpha 70CM UHF 8x8
Circular Polarized yagi |
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The antennas are controlled by a Yaesu G-5500
elevation/azimuth rotor |
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