Catching satellites on ham radio

Make Magazine recently featured an article by Diana Eng KC2UHB on how to receive signals from the Amateur Radio satellites.

Her article is aimed at newcomers to Amateur satellites and covers

Finding out when to listen
Finding the frequency
Aiming a whip antenna
Following the pass with the antenna
Tuning the radio for the Doppler effect

There is also a link to a sound clip of her first satellite contact.

Read the article at
http://blog.makezine.com/archive/2009/07/
catching_satellites_on_ham_radio.html

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Getting started on Amateur Radio Satellites by John Heath G7HIA
http://www.uk.amsat.org/content/view/408/168/

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