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   AI6YR Ben (ai6yr@mastodon.radio)'s status on Tuesday, 31-Jan-2023 14:08:00 JST AI6YR Ben

   Zip-tie-and-chickenwire (plus refrigerator tubing) #satellite #hamradio #antenna up and receiving! #SatNOGS

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     Kit Rhett Aultman (roadriverrail@signs.codes)'s status on Tuesday, 31-Jan-2023 14:07:52 JST Kit Rhett Aultman

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     @ai6yr I'd love to know more about this build. What are your plans for it? What can it do?

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     Kit Rhett Aultman (roadriverrail@signs.codes)'s status on Wednesday, 01-Feb-2023 04:13:31 JST Kit Rhett Aultman

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     @ai6yr Very neat overall! I'd love to add more satellite work to my repertoire, but the whole setup for two yagis on an alt-az rotator is really pricey and I suspect I'd have to mount it on top of the roof, creating leak risks I don't want.

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     AI6YR Ben (ai6yr@mastodon.radio)'s status on Wednesday, 01-Feb-2023 04:13:33 JST AI6YR Ben

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     • Kit Rhett Aultman

     @roadriverrail Also, my thought was to use it to monitor the ISS downlink(s) automatically... last year one of the astronauts was on quite regularly and I missed it!!

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     AI6YR Ben (ai6yr@mastodon.radio)'s status on Wednesday, 01-Feb-2023 04:13:36 JST AI6YR Ben

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     • Kit Rhett Aultman

     @roadriverrail Assuming I tune it correctly, this can be used to receive weather satellite transmissions: https://muro.undernet.uy/u/santiago/h/1x88LcKP77HsQ1q786

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     AI6YR Ben (ai6yr@mastodon.radio)'s status on Wednesday, 01-Feb-2023 04:13:38 JST AI6YR Ben

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     • Kit Rhett Aultman

     @roadriverrail Well, my initial plan was just to play around with the satellite tracking and data collection at satnogs.org -- it's open source, allows you to submit satellite logs and for people to collect them. I had everything needed to put up a station quickly (yesterday!). I had all the parts for the antenna there, so built that at lunch/coffee break today. Really it's a learning experience for me.