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[AMSAT-UK] Amateur Satellites at Skills Night
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/////////////////////////////////////////// Amateur Satellites at Skills Night Posted: 21 Jun 2016 02:01 AM PDT https://amsat-uk.org/2016/06/21/amat...-skills-night/ Steve Hedgecock M0SHQ with Elk 145/435 MHz Log Periodic Antenna Steve Hedgecock M0SHQ explained how to operate via the amateur radio satellites at Skills Night hosted by the Chelmsford Amateur Radio Society on Monday, June 20, 2016. He showed how to use the Elk dual-band 145/435 MHz Log Periodic Antenna to track the satellites and make contacts over thousands of kilometres using just 5 watts from a handheld transceiver. Steve described how he recently managed to use the AO-85 satellite to contact the Isle of Arran DXpedition station GS3PYE using 5 watts and just the handhelds quarter wave whip antenna. It should be noted though that a small handheld Yagi is recommended for AO-85. Sam Jewell G4DDK with one of his popular Microwave antennas Also attending the Skills Night was long-time supporter of AMSAT-UK Sam Jewell G4DDK. He brought along his stall of UHF/Microwave antennas, pre-amps and other useful accessories. Dave Powis G4HUP had his extensive selection of his kits, plus tools for working with SMD (Surface Mount Devices). During the evening he provided advice to attendees on a range of RF and construction related topics. Both Dave and Sam have been regular attendees at the AMSAT-UK International Space Colloquium in Guildford which this year takes place July 30-31, further information at https://amsat-uk.org/colloquium/ hupRF kits http://www.huprf.com/ G4DDK kits and accessories http://www.g4ddk.com/ Further information on the monthly Skills Night meetings can be found at http://g0mwt.org.uk/skills Dave Powis G4HUP with his RF kits /////////////////////////////////////////// Colloquium - Final Call for Speakers Posted: 21 Jun 2016 01:11 AM PDT https://amsat-uk.org/2016/06/21/coll...-for-speakers/ AO-73 (FUNcube-1) Image credit Wouter Weggelaar PA3WEG This is the final call for speakers for the AMSAT-UK International Space Colloquium 2016 which will be held from Saturday, July 30 to Sunday, July 31, 2016 at the Holiday Inn, Guildford, GU2 7XZ, United Kingdom. AMSAT-UK invites speakers, to cover topics about Amateur satellites, CubeSats, Nanosats, space and associated activities, for this event. They are also invited to submit papers for subsequent publishing on the AMSAT-UK web site or Oscar News. Those wishing to participate should contact Dave, G4DPZ, dave at g4dpz dot me dot uk Further information https://amsat-uk.org/colloquium/ 73 Dave G4DPZ |
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