The VX-6R just adds a little to RX, and, of course, 1.5W on 220. But the FT-60 has a much better battery scenario ... BOTH the '60 and the '6 can be programmed in "split frequency" mode (about page 28

AO-85 is back!!! Per Paul Stoetzer, N8HM: "It seems to have woken up." Like AO-07, you just can't keep a good satellite down. TLE for AO-85 will be included in this week's AMSAT TLE distribution. For

Newly licensed and still learning technician class ham here and need assistance with the proper protocol to use when working the satellites. I have the equipment necessary with a Yaesu FT-5DR and Elk

Anyone have experience with the Wimo X-Quad antennas? Although they are cross elements, as I read the literature I'm guessing that these are not actually circularly polarized, but rather just switchab

An ARISS Slow Scan TV (SSTV) event is scheduled from the International Space Station (ISS) April 11-13 on 145.800 MHz FM to celebrate Cosmonautics Day and Women in Space The event is slated to begin o

April 7-8, 2022 ISS MAI-75 SSTV event - An MAI-75 SSTV event has been scheduled for this week. The transmissions will be at 145.800 MHz and the mode is expected to be PD-120. The event is scheduled to

https://www.ariss.org/current-status-of-iss-stations.html

Good reference - https://github.com/rfrht/FT-991A/wiki/Configuring-FT-991A-and-GPredict-for-ISS-and-Satellite-Tracking

Give a person a modem and a computer, and they instantly become "experts." This morning I received in invitation to view a new blog post: "You’re completely off the grid, perhaps a hundred miles from

... for all my spare time (g).

What Is a good cheap Windows tablet to track amateur radio LEO sats? Jerry

Clint Bradford via groups.io to Work-Sat To track satellites in order to then work them? Or just to have a map on the screen, showing selected sats during the day? Both, just to have something outside

I'm getting into satellites and looking at building Mark Spencer's rotator with the Xbee upgrade from the Jan. 2014 QST. Does anyone have a spare PCB? 73's, Andrew KB0RCW

Can you see it? It's teeny. It's tiny. It's an absolutely mind-blowing Raspberry Pi Zero powered mini-satellite made by undergrads at Utah State University. (We're talking about the very small floatin

>> ... Just wanted to thank you for your Internet post “Six Steps for Programming IC-V8000”. I recently bought a used unit and was having some difficulty with the instructions. If you are not a profes

Been a year or so since I worked an FM satellite, now my 12 year old YL got her technician (KO4SGC) so want her to try. There used to be a web site with the "easy" fm sats and their statuses. Looking

Moscow Aviation Institute SSTV activation Feb. 2022 Feb 3rd 2022, 21:58, by ARISS The Moscow Aviation Institute (MAI) will be conducting their routine SSTV experiment during orbits that pass within ra

https://www.cbsnews.com/et-pictures/space-pitures-planets-photos

Too cool NOT to share. But the author’s name and son’s callsign have been omitted - to protect the innocent. - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Thank you for the great presentation this morning during

Interesting reading ... https://www.nasa.gov/feature/nasa-provides-updated-international-space-station-transition-plan