[K3PZN-List] How To Make SAT contacts

[Curt Milton]

Pat

The forum on using simple gear to make satellite contacts sounds interesting, but I have another commitment on Sunday.  So please capture the essence of the briefing as I am interested in the details, including what kind of gear I would need to procure.  I used to enjoy satellite operations when RS-10 and RS-12 were around - but I guess 10m downlinks have gone the way of the dodo bird.  

I will try to stop by on saturday to see what is going on.  

Also on my project link is to create a PICAXE based beacon, as I haven't thought of any more creative uses yet.   

73 Curt

 


----- Original Message ----
From: "Kilroy, Patrick L. (GSFC-5680)" <patrick.l.kilroy at nasa.gov>
To: Carroll County Amateur Radio Club <k3pzn-list at mailman.qth.net>
Sent: Wed, March 24, 2010 3:27:20 PM
Subject: Re: [K3PZN-List] BARC Hamfest needs help

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BARC & ARRL Maryland State Convention
--------- THIS WEEKEND -------------

I will be working at the AMSAT booth 
all day Saturday in Exhibition Hall.  
Do drop by!  We will have satellite 
contact demos info posted at the booth, 
to take place I believe just outside 
the hall.  

On Sunday morning we will hold two 
AMSAT forums at the hamfest.  The first 
at 9 AM on HOW TO make satellite contacts 
using simple (portable) FM and SSB gear 
with (cheap but effective) homemade 
antennas.  Presented by Richard Crow, 
N2SPI, from upstate New York and Dee 
Interdonato, NB2F, from New Jersey.  

The second forum will be hosted by our 
own Rich Mitchell, N3III, and me about 
microcontrollers (PIXAXE and Arduino 
types) and the PICetSat balloon 
application, complete with a demo 
flight similar to the one we had at our 
Mason-Dixon Hamfest last October.  

PLEASE C'MON OUT to the hamfest this 
weekend.  

Official hamfest details are found at: 
http://www.gbhc.org


Hope to see y'all there!  

Cheers,

Pat Kilroy
N8PK
n8pk at amsat.org