ok, these are, indeed, the dumbest questions for you folks, because i've determined you all ARE the experts. i'm a 60+ year old ham. never worked the birds, but have always been fascinated. yup typical story, right? our local, somewhat, non-existent radio club had someone (not from around here) provide a very brief demonstration one saturday morning in a walmart parking lot - circa 2001. needless to say that was a LONG time ago. most of my hamming has been cw, with a rare ssb qso. i got burned out on 2m/70cm, early on (many years ago), howver...i've got my vhf/gear and antennas updated for some sat work. MY MAJOR PROBLEM is _/where/_ can i find downlink/uplink freqs for the fm birds with transponders. to be honest, i'd be darned happy to just to RECEIVE a cw beacon or even some packet via rig and soundcard. i've weeded through tons of websites, tons of threads on this bb...and am STILL having a difficult time finding the info for what i want. i'm a dinosaur (OLD) and and recovering from extremely severe colon cancer surgery, BUT i'm looking to broaden my horizons/hobby. also a link to a DECENT free tracking program with updating pass predictions would be helpful, too. i have a refurb pc notebook in the shack for this project. yes, i've heard of google, and yes, i've read darned near everything i can find...but the more i read, the more confused this old guys gets. feel free to answer me via private email so as not to clutter this mailing list...which HAS provided great info, but also, sadly, adds to my confusion. at least, i've got the doppler effect problem reasonably figured out. sorry for the long email and stupid questions. i originally wasn't going to send it, but i figured i gotta start someplace. 73!
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