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Hi Hamilton,
We use equipment from microHam here. Check out http://www.microham-usa.com/index.html .
More at – https://stationproject.blog/2014/03/12/station-automation-part-1-microham-so2r-and-system-design/
Hi Marvin,
Glad that you were able to listen to the downlink from the ISS during the contact today. Students were able to ask 21 questions and receive answers from astronaut Marc Vande Hei KG5GNP on the ISS. These are always amazing experiences.
Thank you for posting this Jim! Anita and I are planning to be at the breakfast tomorrow. I hope to see folks at our breakfast!
The YOTA 2021 Camp contact went very well this morning. It was fun to serve as the ARISS Mentor for this contact. The group asked all 15 of their questions and Aki Hoshide was able to answer all of them. Another amazing Amateur Radio experience!
Hello Everyone,
The N1IMO-R Echolink port has some problems from time to time. Anita, AB1QB is going to reach out to the system owner to see if we can find out what is going on and get things on track. She will post more info here when we get it.
You might want to consider setting up WSJT-X and running FT8 with your current setup. If you do this, try calling CQ and then going to PSKReporter to see where you are being heard and at what S/M levels. This will give you an idea of how your station is actually doing. We have a Tech Night on setting up and using FT8/WSJT-X and PSKReporter if you’d like some help on getting started with these tools.
Hello Harry,
From your video, it looks like the IC-7300 is in SSB (LSB) mode. This is correct for the phone section of the 40m Band where you are testing. It’s normal for the Power, SWR and many of the other meters to bounce up and down with the level of your voice. If you run the rig in FM or AM mode into a dummy load, you should see a constant level as long as you are transmitting using PTT down.
Beyond the meters, are you having other problems getting your signal on the air? How about during receive, if you connect an antenna and tune update and down the range of 7 MHz to 7.3 MHz (the 40m band), do you hear any stations?
Fred, AB1OC