FASTRAC 1 “Sara Lily” – FASTRAC OSCAR-69 (FO-69) The FASTRAC satellites were built by students at the University of Austin. Both satellites are initially connected and weighs 28.5 kg. After completion of the official mission to both satellite for amateur … Continue reading →

Kenwood TS 2000/X The next radio that I want to try is a Kenwood TS 2000/X, this is an all-Mode Multi-Band Transceiver – HF/50/144/430/1200 MHz Bands Dual-Channel Receivers DX-Cluster Reception via Built-In TNC IF-DSP (Main Band) and AF-DSP (Sub Band) Satellite … Continue reading →

Oribital parameters explained Name Name given to the satellite by its creator. Norad The Satellite Catalog Number (also known as NORAD Catalog Number, NASA catalog number, USSPACECOM object number or simply Catalog number and similar variants) is a sequential 5-digit … Continue reading →

Maspro WHS32N Circularly Polarized Wave Maspro WHS32N also known as Oscar Hunter is a Circularly polarized Wave changeover type. This cross type antenna has been specially designed to cresspond the circularly polarized wave from the OSCAR 10 Communication Satellite, and … Continue reading →

Aircell 7 AIRCELL 7 is a 7mm (.287″OD) low loss extra flexible cable that is excellent for HF operation and is usable well up into the microwave region. Aircell 7 begins with a flexible stranded center conductor which is surrounded … Continue reading →