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 …
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