What handful of Amateur Radio satellites should a newcomer focus on? The Amsat Current Status table lists 15 with current reports but many of those are telemetry only.
Is there a current “Amateur Satellite Frequency Guide? My April 2019 is pretty out of date.
I need to know what satellites I should try to hear in an effort to validate my IC-9700 and M2 Leo Pack system.
73 Carl WA0CQG
On 4/15/21 10:56 AM, Carl A Estey wrote:
What handful of Amateur Radio satellites should a newcomer focus on? The Amsat Current Status table lists 15 with current reports but many of those are telemetry only.
Is there a current “Amateur Satellite Frequency Guide? My April 2019 is pretty out of date.
I need to know what satellites I should try to hear in an effort to validate my IC-9700 and M2 Leo Pack system.
I've focused my efforts on RS-44 and the XW-2_ (fill in a letter) linear transponders. Plenty to listen to on those sats, and the XW-2s are very strong on my 2m J-pole. You should have no issue hearing those.
--- Zach N0ZGO
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On Thu, Apr 15, 2021 at 10:56 AM Carl A Estey carl@esteys.net wrote:
What handful of Amateur Radio satellites should a newcomer focus on? The Amsat Current Status table lists 15 with current reports but many of those are telemetry only.
Is there a current “Amateur Satellite Frequency Guide? My April 2019 is pretty out of date.
I need to know what satellites I should try to hear in an effort to validate my IC-9700 and M2 Leo Pack system.
73 Carl WA0CQG
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The Work-sat.com Web site focuses on the “easy” FM satellites, including the ISS.
More sat info at AMSAT.org on MANY more!
Clint K6LCS
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On Apr 15, 2021, at 9:05 AM, Mark Johns, K0JM k0jm.mark@gmail.com wrote:
The AMSAT website is always your best friend when looking for information. https://www.amsat.org/two-way-satellites/ -- Mark D. Johns, KØJM AMSAT Ambassador & News Service Editor Brooklyn Park, MN USA EN35hd
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On Thu, Apr 15, 2021 at 10:56 AM Carl A Estey carl@esteys.net wrote: What handful of Amateur Radio satellites should a newcomer focus on? The Amsat Current Status table lists 15 with current reports but many of those are telemetry only.
Is there a current “Amateur Satellite Frequency Guide? My April 2019 is pretty out of date.
I need to know what satellites I should try to hear in an effort to validate my IC-9700 and M2 Leo Pack system.
73 Carl WA0CQG
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Here's all that information with links to frequency charts for FM and Linear satellites: https://www.amsat.org/two-way-satellites/ -David, N9KT
On Thu, Apr 15, 2021 at 11:56 AM Carl A Estey carl@esteys.net wrote:
What handful of Amateur Radio satellites should a newcomer focus on? The Amsat Current Status table lists 15 with current reports but many of those are telemetry only.
Is there a current “Amateur Satellite Frequency Guide? My April 2019 is pretty out of date.
I need to know what satellites I should try to hear in an effort to validate my IC-9700 and M2 Leo Pack system.
73 Carl WA0CQG
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Carl, the XW series are usually loud and have active beacons
On Thu, Apr 15, 2021, 10:57 AM Carl A Estey carl@esteys.net wrote:
What handful of Amateur Radio satellites should a newcomer focus on? The Amsat Current Status table lists 15 with current reports but many of those are telemetry only.
Is there a current “Amateur Satellite Frequency Guide? My April 2019 is pretty out of date.
I need to know what satellites I should try to hear in an effort to validate my IC-9700 and M2 Leo Pack system.
73 Carl WA0CQG
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Carl,
The FM SATS are pretty easy and can be loads of fun. However, beingso easy, they get quite busy at times which brings about mayhem andchaos. It takes a while for new users to learn the proper operationalskills for using a single channel repeater available often nationwide. The Linear SATS are somewhat difficult to master at first, but most folkscatch on in a reasonable timeframe. They have a wide bandwidth whichmakes them available for quite a few QSOs to take place simultaneously.And, they can be actual QSOs as opposed to hello/goodbye types thatare the norm on the FM Birds. Your 9700 is an excellent radio for theLinear SATs, whereas an HT would have been sufficient for the FM ones. GL/73, Bob K8BL
On Thu, Apr 15, 2021, 10:57 AM Carl A Estey carl@esteys.net wrote:
What handful of Amateur Radio satellites should a newcomer focus on? The Amsat Current Status table lists 15 with current reports but many of those are telemetry only. Is there a current “Amateur Satellite Frequency Guide? My April 2019 is pretty out of date. I need to know what satellites I should try to hear in an effort to validate my IC-9700 and M2 Leo Pack system. 73Carl WA0CQG -----------------------------------------------------------
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