Listening to Satellites with a Homemade Yagi Antenna

By Diana Eng
“One of my favorite things to do is talk with other ham radio operators through satellites or the International Space Station (ISS). To do this, I stand on a rooftop and tune a handheld multiband radio while tracing the orbit of a satellite or the ISS with my homemade yagi antenna.Orbiting satellites such as AO-51, SO-50, and AO-27 act as repeaters, relaying signals from low-power transceivers like mine back to hams elsewhere on the planet. So if you know where to aim the antenna, you can communicate around the world via space. The ISS also has a repeater, and occasionally, when we’re lucky, the astronauts themselves exchange transmissions to communicate with hams on the ground….READ MORE“

Antenna

The Hyper EZ Hang Kit

October 23, 2019 No comments

EZ HANG’S BASIC CONSTRUCTION IS A WELDED STEEL ROD ATTACHED TO A REEL THAT IS CORROSION RESISTANT PLASTIC AND STAINLESS STEEL. THE REEL COMES WITH 300... Read more

ANTENNA CAROLINA WINDOM ® 160

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The Air Jupiter End Fed Co-Linear Antenna

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Active Wideband Receiver Antenna for your SDR 50-2000MHz

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All-Band 80-10 Meter End-Fed Half-wave Antennas – MFJ 1982,1984

April 03, 2017 No comments

Cover all HF bands with one single wire and no tuner! to ensure great performance in a wide range of operating conditions. End-fed horizontal wire, an... Read more

App - Mobile

EchoLink for iOS version 2.2 is now available

February 09, 2017 No comments

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New APP for digital QST

March 25, 2019 No comments

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May 22, 2020 No comments

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EchoLink App for IOS8

November 15, 2014 No comments

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817 Companion for Yeasu 817 – App

June 26, 2015 No comments

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Equipment

MFJ-269C HF/VHF/220MHZ/UHF,.530-230,415-470MHZ,SWR ANALYZER

February 28, 2016 No comments

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YAESU FT DX 5000MP HF/50 MHz 200W Transceiver

February 04, 2015 No comments

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ICOM IC-705 [New]

August 30, 2019 No comments

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XIEGU X6100 – HF/50MHz Full-mode Ultra-portable Transceiver

June 13, 2021 No comments

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144 MHz filter stops interference

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Review

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Heil HS2 Hand PTT switch for 2 radios with MFJ-1263

March 10, 2018 No comments

“In this video you will find information about the Heil HS2 handheld PTT switch that I use with my 2 Kenwood radios (TS-2000 and TS-990), thanks... Read more

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December 25, 2019 No comments

Chameleon F-Loop TOTAL! Kit and CHA Single Loop

November 21, 2020 No comments

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