QRP to the ISS

QRP to the ISS

Doug Cook KD5PDN's article about contacting the International Space Station with a few watts and a shoestring budget antenna is now available.

The article "QRP to the ISS" appeared in the February, 2012 issue of QST magazine and, with permission from the ARRL, can now be downloaded from Clint Bradford K6LCS's website.

Doug walks the reader through building a simple tape measure beam, and how to successfully work the ISS with it and a handheld radio.
Read the article at
http://www.work-sat.com/Work-Sat/Sat_Skeds_files/QRP-ISS_2.pdf

Watch a video by author Doug Cook KD5PDN. It shows the tape rule antenna and how to set up a Yaesu VX-8R for ISS APRS packet data sending and receiving and other aspects to make a digital contact with the International Space Station. You can also learn how to interpret the audio prompts when packet data is being received.

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There is lots of other information on the Work Satellites website of Clint Bradford K6LCS at http://www.work-sat.com/

AMSAT-UK publishes a colour A4 newsletter, OSCAR News, which is full of Amateur Satellite information. Free sample issue at
http://www.uk.amsat.org/on_193_final.pdf

Join online at http://tinyurl.com/JoinAMSAT-UK





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Whow great Job!

Realy nice and usefull creation at your camera tripod!

Gave me some ideas, because for the second time Andre Kuipers(Dutch Astronaut) is in the ISS for 5 Months.

Would be a plesure to speak him in Phone.

73's de PD0MP

 

Interesting.

Clint REALLY knows his stuff, especially on working the birds with HT's. Clint also does one of the best club demonstrations I've ever seen on working sats. He can do it remotely over Skype and present it to your club with just a little preparation and lots of enthusiasm.

 

Dave - was that you I saw sitting near the back last Saturday??? (grin)

THANK YOU for your kind words.

Clint Bradford