Does anyone have any insight into mounting the M2 LEO Yagis at the enter of their booms instead of at the ends, provided of course the crossboom and mast are fiberglass and not metal? I know that then

A remibnder - please USE the Live AMSAT OSCAR Status Page for ALL contacts ... or when you thought you should hear something, but did not! https://amsat.org/status/ Even if your report is "contrary" t

KO4MA was able to command AO-91 back on this morning. Via Twitter: "Success. Repeater came back on, but couldn’t get the IHU to come up and provide telemetry. Feel free to use the repeater when sat is

I worked a very nice fellow in Oklahoma tonight via the ISS Crossband repeater -- my first Satellite QSO. My equipment is nothing special; just a Yaesu FT-60 HT and handheld Arrow yagi; pretty much th

Any feedback, user reports on the "Self-contained Antenna Tracker". http://www.csntechnologies.net/sat Steve aa8af

A Falcon 9 rocket carrying an Israeli satellite may take place from Vandenberg Space Force Base late Thursday evening (December 29). The vehicle is tentatively scheduled to lift off from south base at

ANNOUNCEMENT - Dec.28th, 2022 Please be informed that the production of the FT-818ND and FTM-400XDR will be discontinued. We are forced to make this unfortunate decision due to difficulty we are havin

https://amsat-uk.org/2013/11/23/adding-new-satellites-to-satpc32/?mibextid=Zxz2cZ

https://www.amsat.org/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2022/12/CAS-5A-Amateur-Radio-Satellite-Users-Manual-V1.0.pdf

Greetings everyone- After seeing one of Clint's presentations I'm excited to try working the satellites. I purchased an Arrow 146/437-10WBP antenna (2m/70cm with duplexer). It was originally on backor

They are accepting orders ... https://www.mouser.com/ProductDetail/358-SC01949?fbclid=IwAR0SpXTzhxrlOCX_Jb_VRAiNONJOU-ez6GcY5CggX2RlXt4oosvhyeXvnn0&mibextid=Zxz2cZ#

I needed to enter a new repeater channel in two of my HTs this morning. For the past 20 years, that meant looking for the proper programming cable. But today - I realized both those HTs were supported

Quarter Century Wireless Association to Celebrate 75 Years The Quarter Century Wireless Association (QCWA) celebrated its 75th anniversary on December 5, 2022. Founded in 1947, QCWA's mission includes

Having fun with the SARCTRAC Mk3 satellite antenna rotator. Cheap and portable.. https://youtu.be/DmyvzZV4OXs

For cellphones, I almost always bother to include the +1 for all numbers [in the US], not just long-distance. That's because the + prefix turns it into a global phone number that works everywhere. The

Never thought I would be writing anything like this ... but here we go. Imagine a well-built, capable, 128-channel dual-band HT. Analog, FM-only. Decent scan speed. Ships with the following accessorie

This one promises to be unique, ARISS contact #1494 Tuesday will cover students across 10 Caribbean and Central America countries organized from Saint Lucia. Check the image for times and watch LIVE o

I have seen Tape Measure antennas but not sure if their was a dual band version. I ran across this one. This design dose use some 3D printed parts and Aluminum extrusion for the boom. https://www.inst

Translation from AMSAT-EA's site: The GENESIS-G and GENESIS-J satellites of AMSAT-EA (Vocal Office of satellites of the URE) are already in orbit after the successful launch of the Firefly Alpha vecto