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Month: September 2020

W2MMD’s First Satellite Contact in Europe!

September 10, 2020
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| Satellite Operations

 For those unfamiliar with satellite operation, working DX is quite different from terrestrial radio. Band conditions don’t really matter since the stations that can be worked all must be within the footprint of the satellite. The satellite footprint is determined by the altitude of the satellite above the earth. It’s like shining a flashlight on […]

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Satellite Antenna Upgrade at the GCARC Clubhouse

September 10, 2020
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| Clubhouse Infrastructure, Satellite Operations

  The clubhouse satellite station has had steady incremental upgrades over the past few years but one factor had remained constant – the antenna and rotator system. The antennas were 1980’s style Cushcraft units that were probably average at the time and gave reasonable but not outstanding performance. Since “outstanding” is a goal of the […]

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Recent Posts

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    • Arduino Projects
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      • SatNOGS Antenna Positioner
    • Raspberry Pi/SDR Projects
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    • 3D Printed Projects
    • DMR
      • Using DM-1701 CPS Program
      • Open GD77 on Baofeng DM1701
    • Balloon Project
      • Balloon Launch – 2025-03-17
  • Satellites
    • Imagery
      • GOES Weather Satellite
      • ISS SSTV
      • NOAA Weather Fax
    • Telemetry and Operating
      • W2MMD Satellite Station
      • SatNOGS
      • Fox in a Box Telemetry Receiver
      • Othernet Satellite Receiver
  • Clubhouse
    • The GCARC Clubhouse
    • Grounding Project
    • Networking Infrastructure
    • Pi Cabinet
    • Server and Network
    • W2MMD Weather Station
    • Work and Test Bench
  • Tracking
    • ADS-B
    • AIS Ship Position Tracking
  • Public Service
    • Winlink VHF and HF Gateways
    • APRS
    • AREDN Development
  • The Foundation
  • Blog
  • Contact

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