Wow. Great Video. Very well presented. I’ve talked to many other hams regarding how to do this including RACES and ARES members and could not get a good explanation on how to do this. After watching your video, the light bulb went on. Now I get it. Thank you so much for breaking it down.
16:38 you owe me 100$, I can run RS44 from AOS to LOS even below 1° at over 4500km from my station... using no external preamps besides the 9700 preamp, single antenna, 100' of 9913...
ISS just went by. I heard some hams using a Discone antenna. Will get set up for the next pass with an El that I can hit tomorrow with Satcom antenna. Thanks for your help. You are the king of ham radio
I hit the na1ss repeater on a tape measure yagi a few days ago and was floored when I heard my callsign came back , this is what makes ham radio fun. awesome video
In one of yer shots I see ya throwing a rock with a large string attached so you can pull up an antenna. I'm thinking that HAM radio operators really need a cross bow or an archery bow to shoot an arrow over a tree with a string attached to pull up an antenna. My pine trees out back are extremely tall and I could not throw a rock over one no matter how hard I try. I think a bow and arrow is gonna be necessary when I get my HAM license.
Can I listen on my scanner?my pro2035 . It tops out at 1399.99mhz is there away or do I do better off using my SDR,,! Well I got to find a purpose to justify its meek life it lives,,lol ...
Funny, I was just researching this wondering exactly how to make an antenna for satellite communications. Thanks for the video. I can't find SatSat for Android, but I do use ISS Detector. The only negative is that it shows ALL satellites, so I can't filter down to just the few I want to track.
Thanks Eric, great video, hope to make a contract someday. Note of interest, if you use HRD software, it will tune the radio automatically for Doppler shift. Makes it easier, I think. 73 n2imb
The GEOSTATIONARY satellite Es’hail-2 launched November 15, 2018. It has 2 transceivers in the 2400 MHz and 10450 MHz bands. A 250 kHz bandwidth linear transponder intended for conventional analogue operations and an 8 MHz bandwidth transponder for experimental digital modulation schemes and DVB amateur television. Wouldn't these be easier to contact and use continuously than an orbiting satellite?
Pointed ft60r up and scanned there it was a second of a bird , I got my arrow and now can I get ft857d to do it? I am hooked. Local repeaters nearly dead, dmr fun but this is really fun. Learning curve!!! KG5WKO
Thanks so much for taking the time to explain about communication with satellites. I really appreciate the info. I have always wanted to do this, but didn’t know how until I watched your video. Really laughed when you mentioned about keeping the contact short, not chatting about how many dogs you have etc. this made me laugh out loud.Hope to make a contact with you sometime soon. Thanks again, DO7DAD Bad Salzuflen, Germany.
Almost a year later but...NICE! Thanks for taking the time to make and post this video. I am looking forward to at least hearing if-not talking through an amateur satellite in the near future. SO-50 happens to be going by in 30 minutes Thanks to your video...I know that at 10 degree azimuth...I am not likely to hear it but...I will give it a try for practice. There is a 23 degree and a 46 degree azimuth coming up in 2 weeks. I will be there for that. Now...to look at through the other possible satellites to listen/talk through. Thanks again. Scott N1KMX
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The only thing I would add is to have a tape or digital recorder taping during the short qso to record the contact on qrz....us old farts forget quick!!!!!
Another great video. Got a couple of suggestions for videos that could really help brand new hams like me. First would be what can I do with ham radio? We all know about talking to other hams and doing emergency communications. But what are some of the more obscure things that we may be interested in doing with our new licenses. Next would be what should I get for my ham shack? Other than radios, of course. What are some of the pieces of gear that you think all hams should have in their ham shack? I'd assume something like an antenna analyzer would be on the list, but what else?
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That was a very well done and articulate instructional video. Thanks so much!!! I am a pretty new ham and have been interested in this and not certain how to really get going with it. That was perfect. Thanks a lot!