LightSail 2 will transmit Morse code from space, and you can make the sound your ringtone

Posted date: June 11, 2016in: NewsNo Comments

During last year’s LightSail 1 mission, dozens of radio enthusiasts around the wrote in to tell usthey heard our solar sailing CubeSat chattering away in low-Earth orbit.

Every few seconds, LightSail automatically transmits a beacon packet. These packets can be picked up by ground stations and decoded into 238 lines of text telemetry t…READ MORE

LightSail 2 Morse code beacon, WAV format

LightSail 2 Morse code beacon, M4R format

MEF-330-1K Multiband EFHW Antenna Transformer for 8 Bands

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MEF-330-1K Multiband EFHW Antenna Transformer, Covers 8 Bands / 80-10m / 1kW-max. / NO TUNER needed / wire not included/one End Insulator inc... Read more

Another Difficult Antenna Situation

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Tim, W4FTP, asks how he can use some tall but skinny trees along the back of his property as part of his antenna system. We take a look, and your comm... Read more

Introducing the SteppOut Vertical High-performance 1/4-wave HF Antenna From 14 to 30 Mhz By Bill, AA4BQ

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From price to performance, the SteppOut Vertical is a true 1/4-wave vertical for 20-10m and for under $50! Let’s have some fun. The end product... Read more

The 40/80/160 Meter Coil-loaded Inverted V Dipole Antenna

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The 40/80/160 Meter Coil-loaded Inverted V Dipole Antenna See all details: Link Read more

Sea Water Antenna

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The US Navy has created a device which turns a jet of sea water into an impromptu liquid antenna, creating a powerful, high frequency broadcast... Read more