RAX-2 is Alive

RAX-2 was heard by PA3GUO, here is the data he decoded: !S 12:36:49 !RAX-1>CQ:nvm8k|b3M?Call fCQ:nvm8k|]vMK@fqq @DPP 3 !S 12:39:50 !Z 8eddlkii47fe75zW^h !S 12:40:30 !RAX-1>CQ:nvm8k|Q?Jqhmm}Fe 1 _/b[ !S 12:40:31 !M- (8edckkii57fe75w^h !S 12:40:50 !RAX-1>CQ:nvm8k|VM1!liig0G~s`@* !S 12:40:51 ! 4zB@ 8ddckkhi57fe75^h !S 12:41:10 … Continue reading

PW-Sat

PW-Sat will go into orbit along with several other CubeSats early 2012, on board the new European Vega rocket. Launch will take place from the ESA space center near the town of Kourou in French Guiana (South America). This will be … Continue reading

Signal examples

Always wanted to know what kind of sounds we hear, when listening to the radio? Here are some example and I will try to add more. ACARS: Aircraft Communications Addressing and Reporting System (or ACARS) is a digital datalink system … Continue reading

TLE

A two-line element set (TLE) is a set of orbital elements that describe the orbit of an earth satellite. A computer program called a model can use the TLE to compute the precise position of a satellite at a particular … Continue reading

DK7ZB VHF

In preparation for the construction of the Yagi, I have already made a box, where the 28 ohm dipole can be fixed in later. The box is a standard electric box normally used for final assembly of electric cables. You … Continue reading