Amateur Satalites
  • A Weekly Status Update Also available vi email from AMSAT-NA
  • A FAQ on the Easy Sats
  • A Concise Guide to Working the Easy Sats
  • Here's a list of the current status and "how to" work the Amatuer Voice sats
    • A guide to 'Satiquette' - A MUST READ
    AO-27
    Oscar-27 is very often the first satellite a ham new to sats will work. Here's a collection of info that helped me get started
  • How to work AO-27 'The repeater in the sky'
  • From AMSAT, the AO-27 FAQ
  • Setting up your dual band HT to workAO-27
    • AO-27 - TEPR states explained
  • Considered by many to be 'the standard' AO-27 antenna - The Arrow-II
  • Here's info on duplexers, including info on building your own microduplexer (basis of the Arrow built in duplexor)
    • Other Sat Info
  • Satellite Tracking Software, Kep sets and online tracking is here at the NASA web site.
    For software lists, follow the link to Orbital Elements, then scroll to the bottom of the page
  • Dr. Bransom's Home Page for STSPlus
    • Hey, the NASA site may not be, uh, "functioning to specifications" - this'll cover ya and has several 'extras'
  • Curent Keplerian Element Sets (2-line NASA) at AMSAT
  • Here's a great site for Kep Sets, Software and info on tracking SatellitesCelestrak (Thanks Ty! KK7AG)
    • Near as I can tell and general scuttle is that Ty is THE local Amateur Sat guru
    Don't want to download software? View the Sats Online courtesy of NASA's J-Trak
    Bits and pieces that didn't fit
  • A discussion of circular polarization on earth station atnennas
    • My 'brag' section
  • SSTV Images from MIR - recieved by KC7ZRU
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