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FM satellites

Posted: February 3, 2008 by wb5rmg
Filed under: amateur radio, space 1 Comment

Saturday I was trying to get an APRS beacon setup at MSFC to work thru the ISS digital repeater. I knew that with the upcoming joint Ops with Atlantis, the crew would have the ham gear shut down at least during the EVAs. I figured a beacon would get on the map, and stay on [...]

January-VHF-2008 in Madison

Posted: February 2, 2008 by wb5rmg
Filed under: amateur radio No Comments

This was my first serious effort to participate in a VHF contest since moving to Alabama. I started a few weeks early, listening on 144.200 and 432.100 USB, hoping to catch at least one or two Ops on the air - and I did; K4XR and AK4FL.