Chirp is your friend for programming all the Chinese radios.

I have worked all the FM sats with a Baofeng UV-5R. It's definitely harder since you can't hear yourself, but I've done it. I usually wait for a pass that isn't full of people on top of each other. -D

The AMSAT Status page that Clint sent you to is excellent. I also go to this page which gives you a quick listing of all the birds by category with links to specific information: https://www.amsat.org

Brad- You probably know this, but I'll throw it out there for others that might not. I tend to look at two pages on the AMSAT site: Current Status Page - https://www.amsat.org/status/ Communications S

Same issue when it came over Indianapolis earlier! -David, N9KT

Clint- What app is that? Thanks! -David, N9KT

Teamviewer for desktop sharing and two-way audio.

I remote my HF station with one.

Totally locked out in Indiana. No passes during those date/time slots... -David, N9KT

Baofeng UV-5R

Clint- On your website you list two frequency steps above and below the center frequency for the birds. Some sites like KD0HKD list three steps above and below the center. In my research I've actually

Yeah, I was already planning to put one there. The double sided tape is a great idea. Thanks!

I had a 20% off coupon so I went to Harbor Freight. Ran across a this compass saw for $3.99: https://www.harborfreight.com/12-inch-compass-saw-66591.html Two screws later and I have this nice handle w

Got another picture on July 8 at 0708 UTC. -David, N9KT

Clint, do you know how much longer they plan to send images? I want to try again but the next pass for me is almost 12 hours from now... -David, N9KT

Just went outside at 4 am Indianapolis time with my Baofeng UV-5R with a Comet CH-72S antenna and my Android phone running "ISS Detector" and "Robot 36" and got a beautiful SSTV image from ISS! That's

And the counter-balance makes a TON of difference!

I just wanted to alert everyone to a fantastic satellite app I used during Field Day. It's called "ISS Detector" and it's available for Android and IOS. http://www.issdetector.com/ What makes it so gr

Thank you so much for that reply! I've been wondering what it was too! Now I won't be frustrated if it happens to me. Maybe the alpha should be "50 On"?