{"id":10152,"date":"2024-08-05T19:39:05","date_gmt":"2024-08-05T14:09:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/johnsonfrancis.org\/techworld\/?p=10152"},"modified":"2024-08-05T19:57:45","modified_gmt":"2024-08-05T14:27:45","slug":"manual-rotation-of-moxon-yagi-during-pass-of-space-station-to-catch-dx-station","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/johnsonfrancis.org\/techworld\/manual-rotation-of-moxon-yagi-during-pass-of-space-station-to-catch-dx-station\/","title":{"rendered":"Manual Rotation of Moxon Yagi During Pass of Space Station to &#8216;Catch&#8217; DX Station!"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/py7QMzMhtIk?si=qZZb0m6fU1W17TB5\" title=\"YouTube video player\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><br \/>\nThere was a pass of Space Station from North to South along the Eastern side today evening at around 6.45 pm IST. So I kept my Moxon Yagi in a North East direction, hoping to pick up some station from that direction, even though it was only a pass of about 18 degree maximum elevation, which is not that good for my suboptimal setup. Moreover, I was pointing my antenna almost at my water tank which was higher than the antenna and made of solid concrete. Still I could hear VU2TUM fairly well at the beginning of the pass and VU2YE later. As the satellite reached the Eastern side, I heard a YD station and wanted to &#8216;catch&#8217; that station. As the satellite direction was already away from the antenna, I quickly went outside and rotated my Moxon Yagi to the Eastern direction, taking about 30 seconds to do so. When I came back, I could hear VU2YE much more clearly and DX station could be heard partly once again. I could also hear VU3BGK. 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