Over the summer I had the chance to go camping on Main Duck Island in Lake Ontario. The place is rather inaccessible, unless you have a boat. Luckily, I do know someone who has a boat. The trip out to the island was fun. I normally don't get seasick, but I had a very light …
RAM Stubby Mount Update
As the months rolled by since first modding the RAM Stubby cup holder mount, the rubber fins on the mount began to give up on their job of preventing the thing from sliding around. As a result, the mount began to tip over whenever it was in use. This is not optimal so I fixed …
First Satellite Contact
I made my first satellite contact during a pass of the AO-27 satellite (EYESAT-1) on December 29, 2021. This was my first attempt at satellite work and was marginally successful. I could hear the traffic on the satellite and was able to hear and be heard by another station (N2FYA), although I did have issues …
RAM Stubby Modification
Growing tired of having my radios roll around in my vehicle while out and about, I made the decision to get a RAM mount to mount everything to. I didn't want to drill any holes to install it, mainly due to most locations being inadequate for that method of mounting, so I instead opted for …
ARISS Series 19 Lunar Exploration SSTV Event
The International Space Station held another SSTV event during the Winter 2021 break and I was determined to catch all of the images that they would broadcast this time around. They were to be all related to lunar exploration, past, present and future. I had dabbled with receiving SSTV images from the ISS previously, but …
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Solar Box Update
A few months back I had purchased a new enclosure to hold the guts of the solar box. The original plastic ammo can was beginning to show fatigue at the bottom from lifting the box with the battery installed within. This wasn't going to be good for a permanent field deployment of this box in …
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