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Controversial thoughts from the shackPSAT – PSK31 Satellite Transponder
On Wednesday the 20th of May while away on the Isle of Mull, another group of satellites got launched into space, included in this military launch was PSAT a satellite which has onboard a APRS digi on 145.825 but a PSK transponder...
Automatically change CW Skimmer frequencies via a timer
Last week during the regular confabs’ with Iain (M0PCB) we was discussing how best to utilise the RF Space SDR-IQ receivers we both have so that we can make a poor man’s CW Skimmer Server. We had already both seen comments about W3OAs applications but neither of us...
Operating at 2SZ
Back in October (17th-18th infact) I had the opportunity to be part of the team operating as 2SZ marking the 90th anniversary of the first ever radio contact from the UK to New Zealand, back then the operator was Cecil Goyder who was at the time a pupil at Mill Hill...
ISS celebrates the 80th anniversary of Yuri Gagarin by sending SSTV (Saturday 20th)
They say good things come in threes but in this case twos, the ISS again was transmitting SSTV images Saturday afternoon celebrating the 80th anniversary of Yuri Gagarin, the first human to orbit Earth. Decoding images was a little tricky unlike Thursday as a lot of...
Russian ARISS team members activated SSTV from the International Space Station (ISS)
Today the Russian ARISS team members activated SSTV from the International Space Station, using the replacement Kenwood D710 transceiver located in the Russian Service Module, which has an output of around 5w which was more than enough for receiving stunning images...