Tag Archives: FM

FM Interference to Linear Transponder Satellites

Posted on 08/05/2012 by M5AKA

Alexandru Csete OZ9AEC has previously written about interference from FM stations on the HO-68 linear transponder. He now reports that other satellites with linear transponders (designed for SSB/CW use only) also suffer from local FM traffic by people who haven’t … Continue reading →

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Student Amateur Radio Satellites on Vega

Posted on 30/01/2012 by M5AKA

Vega is planned to launch on Monday, February 13, between 1000-1300 UT from the ESA launch site at Kourou in the Caribbean. It will carry eight student built amateur radio satellites comprising seven CubeSats and a microsatellite called ALMASat-1. ALMASat-1 … Continue reading →

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Video of Space Station Reception on 145.800 MHz FM

Posted on 09/01/2012 by M5AKA

On Monday, January 9, Edmund 2E0MDO received the International Space Station (ISS) using a Baofeng UV-3R hand-held with its supplied antenna. He has made a video to show how you can hear the ISS with simple equipment. He writes: Continuing the … Continue reading →

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Last chance to hear ARISSat-1

Posted on 23/12/2011 by M5AKA

The amateur radio satellite ARISSat-1 may have only a few more days to live before it re-enters Earth’s atmosphere. Ken GW1FKY reports it’s putting out a strong signal in the early evening. On the AMSAT bulletin board Ken writes: I … Continue reading →

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Vega to Launch Amateur Radio Satellites

Posted on 08/12/2011 by M5AKA

The inaugural launch of the ESA Vega rocket will carry the amateur radio microsatellite ALMASat-1 and at least six CubeSats. The satellites will be launched from the ESA spaceport at Kourou in the Caribbean into an elliptical orbit of 1450 by … Continue reading →

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