Two-Line Element Set (TLE): Format Overview To calculate the position of the object around the earth, for example, satellites and space debris, we need information on the orbital parameters which describes the shape and size of the orbit. Two-Line Element … Continue reading
Dear HAM Community, a QSL Card is a great achievement but what about being thanked directly by a satellite? In a few days, UniSat-6 will thank each radioamateur and enthusiast who has been tracking it during these years. Stay tuned!! … Continue reading
Draft 19-11-2020 09:30 CET Is it possible to activate a second SDR on an already running SatNOGS ground-station? Some thoughts on what I wanted to achieve: Connect a secondary SDR to the same satnogs ground station system, and with this … Continue reading
S-band reception This band is used for Space to Earth transmission and most of the traffic is either CW, PSK or spread spectrum. NASA Allocated Frequency Bands: IARU 13 cm range is from 2400.000 – 2450.000 MHz and 2400 – … Continue reading
IQ Data Explained This is a description of using I/Q Data (aka “analytic signal”) representing a signal. Since the topic may be quite confusing, I’ve described the same thing here from different point of views. If you find the information … Continue reading
Simple Downlink Share Convention (SiDS) protocol November 20, 2020: Correction: I always thought the SIDS solution started with the UWE (University of Würzburg experimental) team, but this doesn’t seem to be the case, it was the ESTCube-1 team that had … Continue reading