Tag Archives: Satellite

Featured, Newsletter, On The Air, Space

ISS SSTV Event Now Until January 1st

ARISS SSTV is currently on the air until 18:20 UTC on January 1st.  The ISS SSTV event is in memory of cosmonaut Alexei Leonov.

ISS SSTV Image captured on 12/29/19
ISS SSTV Image captured on 12/29/19

Here is an image that we captured on 12/29.  The images will be sent continuously by the ISS and can be received during ISS passes over our area.  You can find out the passes over your area by entering your grid square and elevation and choosing ISS at the following website: https://www.amsat.org/track/index.php

To see how we received the image see the following article https://www.n1fd.org/2017/12/18/iss-sstv/

We hope you can have some fun receiving ISS SSTV event images.   For future events, keep an eye on the ARISS SSTV Blog.

Education and Training, Featured, General, Newsletter, On The Air

Ham Radio Bootcamp – Sign up for Fall Session

The Nashua Area Radio Society will be holding a Ham Radio Bootcamp this Fall.  This is a program to help new or inactive hams to gain the skills they need to get on the air.   You are invited to join us for the first session, which will be held on Saturday, October 26th from 10:00 am to 2:00 pm.  A light lunch will be provided.

Ham Radio Bootcamp First HF Contact
First HF Contact at Bootcamp

Here is the planned schedule for the Fall Ham Radio Bootcamp.  Mark these dates on your calendar!

  • Session 1: October 26th
  • Session 2: November 9th
      • How to set up your 1st HF station
      • HF Operating
      • Digital Operating
      • Ground Plane Antenna Kit
  • Session 3: November 16th
      • Building and tuning up HF Wire Antennas

We will also be scheduling a 4th Ham Radio Bootcamp session, which will be a trip to Ham Radio Outlet in Salem.  Stay tuned to the forums for details.

HamXposition
Dan and Kenzie Satellite Intro at Bootcamp

 

For more information on Ham Radio Bootcamp, see the articles from previous sessions held locally and at Boxboro.

If you are interested in attending, RSVP to Anita, AB1QB at [email protected].  If you would like to participate in the HT programming session, please send your HT make and model.

Hope to see you on October 26th!

Featured, General, Newsletter, Space, Station Equipment

Adding L-Band (24 cm) to Our Satellite SDR System

We’ve recently received our L24TX Transmit Converter from Down East Microwave. The unit is compact, simple, and produces up to 25W output in the satellite section of the 23 cm band (1260 MHz – 1270 MHz, actually 24 cm). The L24TX is a transmit-only device that is intended to enable L-band uplinks for Satellite use. This article is about our most recent project which involved integrating the L24TX into our Flex Satellite SDR System to enable L-Band Satellite operation  …

Source: Satellite Station 4.0 Part 10 – Adding 23 cm To Our Satellite SDR

We are making progress on our project to enable remote Satellite operation via the Internet. The latest step is the addition of L-band (24 cm) uplink support to our Flex Satellite SDR System.

L-Band Satellite SDR
L-Band 24 cm Transmit Converter

We’ve also made some good progress on custom software to link MacDoppler and our Flex Radio Satellite System via the Internet.

The article in the link above shares information about how to go about adding Transverters and Band Transmit Converters to a Flex SDR. the step needed to configure the Flex SmartSDR software, as well as links, cover other aspects for our Satellite System 4.0 Project are included.

You can read the latest updates about this project via the link above.

Fred, AB1OC

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