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UPDATE: ARISSat-1 deployment delayed until July
UPDATE: According to information posted on the arissat.org website on February 13, 2011, the deployment of the ARISSAT-1 has been delayed until July, 2011. Project developers had originally announced...
View ArticleqrpTracker: Arduino satellite tracker
VE9QRP has developed qrpTracker, a satellite tracking program that works on the Arduino platform. Based on the Plan-13 algorithm of James Miller, it can provide real-time satellite location and...
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ARISSat-1/KEDR test transmissions planned from ISS July 30-31
We know, we’ve been down this road before with the ARISSat-1, but this time they say it’ll work. Test transmissions from ARISSat-1/KEDR are scheduled to begin four days prior to deployment at 19:15...
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DCC 2011: FUNCube project development
The FUNcube Dongle is a SDR receiver on a USB dongle which currently sells for $125 GPB. It uses the same E4000 tuner found in the $20 RTL-SDR dongle we’ve posted about previously. The developer is...
View ArticleDCC 2011 – PhoneSat: sub $10k spacecraft
Mike Safyan is an amateur radio operator KJ6MVL who works at NASA. In this talk from the 2011 ARRL/TAPR DCC in Baltimore, Mike describes the PhoneSat project, whose goal is to produce a functioning...
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FUNcube dongle and satellite update
It’s been awhile since we’ve covered the FUNcube dongle, but their updated extended frequency coverage hardware and new software dashboard merits a new look. The FUNcube Dongle is an SDR device...
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ProtoQube – PQ60 PocketQube Breakout board
ProtoQube, a PocketQube PQ60 breakout and prototyping board by Ozqube: The ProtoQube board is a full breakout of the PQ60 PocketQube standard connector, combined with a small .1″(2.54mm) pitch...
View ArticleBuilding a DIY 2.4 GHz Helical feed for the QO-100/Es’Hail-2 satellite
In this video Adam 9A4QV demonstrates his 2.4 GHz homemade helical feed for the QO-100/Es’Hail-2 satellite. Via RTL-SDR.
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