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Month: August 2018

SatNOGS Satellite Reporting Network

August 27, 2018
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| Clubhouse Infrastructure, Satellite Telemetry

SatNOGS is a network of stations that report satellite telemetry to a central database.  I’m just getting started in this but here’s what I’ve done so far. The whole SatNOGS project is designed to let amateurs build up a simple satellite station that will report telemetry. The website contains info on antennas, rotators, software and […]

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Remotely controlling the Az-El rotators

August 12, 2018
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| Clubhouse Infrastructure, Satellite Operations

An important aspect of remote control is the ability to point the antennas in the desired direction.  Fortunately the PST Rotator program has client/server capability that will let you run a remote copy of the program that will control the rotator at the W2MMD QTH. The Server program is set to run automatically at W2MMD, […]

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Setting up WISP

August 2, 2018
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| Satellite Operations

Lots of good tips from here: http://www.microsofttranslator.com/bv.aspx?from=&to=en&a=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.qsl.net%2Fpy4zbz%2Ffalconsat.htm Installed the HW Virtual Serial Port to create a COM port from the output of the Soundmodem HS. See additional WISP notes in https://www.blogger.com/blogger.g?blogID=2837525951324922303#allposts 8/2/18 – looks like possible success! I tried running WISP on a recorded SDR track – it listed the files that it had downloaded […]

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  • Home
  • Clubhouse
    • The GCARC Clubhouse
    • Grounding Project
    • Networking Infrastructure
    • Work and Test Bench
    • Clubhouse Satellite Station
      • Satellite Rotator Controller
    • SatNOGS Ground Station
    • Earth-Moon-Earth (EME)
    • Discovery Satellite Snooping Dish
    • GOES-19 Satellite Reception
    • Clubhouse Remote nRSP-ST Resource
    • Skunkworks GitHub Resource
    • ISS SSTV
    • NOAA Weather Fax
    • ADS-B
  • Technical Activities and Resources
    • 3D Printed Projects
    • DMR
      • Using DM-1701 CPS Program
      • Open GD77 on Baofeng DM1701
    • Software-Defined Radios
      • Installing an RTL-SDR on a Windows PC
      • Software Defined Radio Demystified
    • Meshtastic
      • Getting Started with Meshtastic on 915 MHz
      • How to Join the GCARC Channel on Your Meshtastic Device Using a QR Code
      • Window-Mounted 915 MHz Meshtastic Yagi Antenna Project
    • Exploring Ham Radio Digital Modes: Packet Radio and WSJT-X
      • Packet Radio (AX.25) in Amateur Digital Communications
      • Exploring WSJT Digital Modes
    • BTECH UV-PRO Radio
      • Satellite Mode for the UV-PRO
    • TIDRADIO H3 Resources
      • TIDRADIO TD-H3 Transceiver: Comprehensive Briefing
      • Overview of Stock Firmware Menu System
      • Comparison of Stock TIDRADIO Firmware vs. nicFW V2 Firmware
    • Balloon Project
      • Balloon Launch – 2025-03-17
    • Tech Saturday Presentations
  • STEM Club and Camp
  • Public Service
    • Winlink VHF and HF Gateways
    • APRS Weather Reporting Station
    • AREDN Development
  • The Foundation
  • Blog
  • Contact

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