New project time! I've been wanting to test out the range of cheap and readily available amateur radios (specifically the Baofeng UV-5R) on simplex frequencies and finally got around to doing it. This is in preparation for the second phase of the solar box project which will pair that project with a simplex repeater setup. …
ISS Contact
A few months back, I purchased an Arrow II satellite antenna so that I can get better results when the International Space Station has their SSTV events. There are usually only a handful of events each year, and I've missed most of them since the first one I participated in back in February 2019. The …
20 Years of ARISS SSTV Event
Back in December there was an SSTV event to celebrate 20 years of amateur radio operations on the International Space Station. I was able to catch part of an image from a fairly good pass, but abruptly lost the signal. Since then I have purchased an Arrow II Satellite Antenna. Should be getting better results …
Solar Box Update
A quick little update on this project. I left the solar box outside for 3 weeks from January to February 2021, seemingly the coldest part of the winter. Temperatures dipped to -23 Celsius at the lowest without the wind chill. https://flic.kr/p/2kJgt9S In order to give the box something to do, I hooked up a USB …
Mid-Canada Line Site 12
This is a spot which has been on my list of places to explore for the last year or so. It's an abandoned test facility for the Mid-Canada Line, a cold war era line of radar stations used for detecting aircraft. Notably aircraft flying towards North America over the Arctic. The Ottawa Valley had 4 …
Flying Monkey 03
Introducing the newest member of the Flying Monkey family. Picked up this Mavic Mini recently and have begun to put it through it's paces. One thing to note is that the DJI Fly app for this UAV only supports phones and tablets running 64-bit OS's, and the supported list of handsets is very limited. https://flic.kr/p/2kk95UE …
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