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When I started working Low Earth Orbit amateur radio FM satellites, my local Elmers used tell me that LAPAN-A2 (IO-86) satellite with an orbit near the equator is

I was having a look at the bands to see if I could have a few DX contacts. First I heard a lot CW stations on 21 MHz

The Moxon Yagi which I have been using for my LEO Satellite operations had a Moxon rectangle for VHF and five UHF Yagi elements which were passively coupled

If you search for AO-27 on N2YO.COM, it is listed as EYESAT-1 and is shown as active, but there is a snag! Uplink is given as 145.850 MHz and

Though we often say that amateur radio is the oldest social media, it has not been engaging the current younger generation like other new age social media. When

AIR NET India, as we have it currently is held at 7150 kHz from 7.30 pm IST (1400z), daily. According to the QSL Net page of VU2JOS, the

Currently amateur radio satellite activity is on VHF, UHF and SHF. Former two being for Low Earth Orbit (LEO) satellites and SHF for Qatar Oscar 100 Geostationary Amateur

Ever since I started using my FT-710 radio in January 2024, 10m has been my favourite band for DX work. Main reason was that the noise level was

Had a Western pass of AO-91 at around 4.00 UTC in our region. Usually Western passes are better for me as my concrete water tank does not block

I had tried live streaming of RS-44 Amateur Radio Satellite using VU3ZNG OpenWebRX. But I could not hear much in it, possibly as I was not tracking the