I’ve been following @SWRadiogram on twitter and was around to listen into on 7.780MHz this afternoon. Here’s what I decoded: Before RSID: <<2019-02-08T20:31Z MFSK-32 @ 2870000+1500>> Q= oex¬/sib eÏinzeÜo ee in9ti¾hm et Welcome to program 86 of Shortwave Radiogram. I’m Kim Andrew Elliott in Arlington, Virginia USA. Here is the lineup for today’s program, in modes as noted: 1:40 MFSK32: Program preview (now) 2:48 Manual vs. automatic transmissions in Switzerland 7:04 Olivia 64-2000: SWL Fest and ISS SSTV 9:39 MFSK64: Mars cubesats have gone silent* 13:53 Images of the week* 28:24 MFSK32: Closing announcements Please send reception reports to radiogram@verizon.net And visit http://swradiogram.net Twitter: @SWRadiogram t”nd n Z…
Drew KO4MA gave an AMSAT presentation
Drew KO4MA, VP of Operations of AMSAT gave a really good presentation on Amateur Radio satellites at this month’s SPARC club meeting. He even brought everybody outside and made a couple contacts during a pass of XW-2B. I built my own antenna for working satellites but it’s not working very well. I can hear the satellites but my transmissions don’t make it. I’m in the market for a D72 full duplex radio and then I’l buy the Arrow antenna. Drew said FM satellites are like a gateway drug though. Then I’ll need another radio to work the linear (SSB) satellites. This ham radio rabbit hole is deep.