Students from a group of schools in the Patterson, NJ area will be making contact with astronaut YUI Kimiya KG5BPH aboard the International Space Station on Monday Morning, October 5th.You can view the contact via the livestream link in the article above.
Folks in New England can also listen to the downlink via Amateur Radio. Tune to 145.800 MHz FM.
The livestream will begin at approximately 9:20 a.m., and the radio link with the ISS will be established around 10:20 am.
These antenna systems use short active vertical antennas in various combinations to create directional receive antennas for the low bands (80m and 160m).
We recently upgraded our low-band receive antennas to use the latest electronics. The upgrades improved the performance of both antennas and enabled us to contact China on 80m. You can read more about the project here.
We did a guest spot on DXendineering’s weekly video broadcast about the project. You can view the video here.
We have recently seen some amazing conditions on the 6M band from here in New England, USA. For about five days, we saw daily F2 openings to Europe and the Western USA. During this time, we were able to work in Alaska and numerous new grid squares in the Northwestern USA, Canada, Central and South … Continue reading →
Anita and I have been enjoying operating on the 6m band during November 2024. We’ve seen some of the best conditions we’ve yet experienced on the Magic Band. We’ve been working on many new Grid Squares and DXCCs on 6m. You can see what we worked via the link above. You can also learn more about our 6m antenna system here.
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