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Month: January 2019

Satellite ground station build video 1 – Background

I am building a Yaesu G-5500, M2 LEO pack, Icom IC-910H based ground station. Nothing exotic at all but I thought it would be cool to make simple videos/livestreams as I progress through the process. Above is the first video that gives background on this process that started one year ago. I’ll be adding all […]

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New page on tips to make your first sat QSO

People ask me for tips on making their first QSO regularly so  I made a page to consolidate my answers and information related to this question.   https://spacecomms.wordpress.com/your-first-satellite-contact-tips/  

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