Tuesday, June 27, 2017

ISS

With my homebrew 2mtr Yagi (picture of me and the yagi on stand below :) ) and the TH-D72A... getting into some nice passes of the ISS.

Note that I worked in the parking lot while at work, in Mr. Laurel, but here's a pic showing the yago in the foreground:


I worked both a 21deg and 61deg pass of the ISS this afternoon:

00:00:05:49 : 9Z4DZ-3]CQ,RS0ISS*,qAR,9Z4DZ-6::RS0ISS :Hello All. UISS v.5.4.0
00:00:06:00 : 9Z4DZ-3]CQ,RS0ISS*,qAR,9Z4DZ-6:=1008.45N/06132.30W-Greetings frm 9Z4DZ in FK90FD {UISS54}
00:00:06:22 : RS0ISS]CQ,qAR,9Z4DZ-6:]ARISS - International Space Station
00:00:06:23 : 9Z4DZ]CQ,RS0ISS*,qAR,9Z4DZ-6:=1008.45NI06132.30W&SatGate Siparia FK90fd
00:00:06:41 : 9Z4DZ]CQ,RS0ISS*,qAR,9Z4DZ-6::RS0ISS :Hello All. UISS v.5.4.0
00:00:06:54 : 9Z4DZ]CQ,RS0ISS*,qAR,9Z4DZ-6:Email: s9z4dz@yahoo.com.. 73 via ISS
00:00:06:58 : 9Z4DZ]CQ,RS0ISS*,qAR,9Z4DZ-6:=IIBPL]vY9& BSatGate Siparia FK90fd {UISS Ver 5.4.0}
00:00:07:02 : 9Z4DZ]CQ,RS0ISS*,qAR,9Z4DZ-6:Software: UISS 5.4.0 / UI-View V2.03
00:00:07:05 : 9Z4DZ]CQ,RS0ISS*,qAR,9Z4DZ-6:Hi All! UISS v5.4.0
00:00:07:12 : 9Z4DZ]CQ,RS0ISS*,qAR,9Z4DZ-6:=1008.45N/06132.30W-Greetings frm 9Z4DZ in FK90FD {UISS54}
00:00:07:27 : 9Z4DZ]CQ,RS0ISS*,qAR,9Z4DZ-6:=1008.45N/06132.30W-
00:00:07:30 : 9Z4DZ]CQ,RS0ISS*,qAR,9Z4DZ-6::Heard :YB0X-1,9Z4DZ-7,PSAT-1{UISS54}
00:00:07:34 : 9Z4DZ]CQ,RS0ISS*,qAR,9Z4DZ-6:Email: s9z4dz@yahoo.com.. 73 via ISS
00:00:07:43 : 9Z4DZ]CQ,RS0ISS*,qAR,9Z4DZ-6::ISS :Hello All. UISS v.5.4.0
00:00:08:06 : 9Z4DZ]CQ,RS0ISS*,qAR,9Z4DZ-6:Software: UISS 5.4.0 / UI-View V2.03
00:00:08:10 : 9Z4DZ]CQ,RS0ISS*,qAR,9Z4DZ-6:=IIBPL]vY9& BSatGate Siparia FK90fd {UISS Ver 5.4.0}
00:00:08:15 : 9Z4DZ]CQ,RS0ISS*,qAR,9Z4DZ-6:Email: s9z4dz@yahoo.com.. 73 via ISS
00:00:08:22 : RS0ISS]CQ,qAR,9Z4DZ-6:]ARISS - International Space Station
00:00:08:23 : 9Z4DZ]CQ,RS0ISS*,qAR,9Z4DZ-6:=1008.45N/06132.30W-Hello All via ISS ...de 9Z4DZ {UISS54}
00:00:08:27 : 9Z4DZ]CQ,RS0ISS*,qAR,9Z4DZ-6:=1008.45N/06132.30W-73' Via Satellite {UISS54}
00:00:08:31 : 9Z4DZ]CQ,RS0ISS*,qAR,9Z4DZ-6:Hello All de 9Z4DZ in FK90FD
00:00:08:38 : 9Z4DZ]CQ,RS0ISS*,qAR,9Z4DZ-6::Heard :YB0X-1,9Z4DZ-7,PSAT-1{UISS54}
00:00:08:42 : 9Z4DZ]CQ,RS0ISS*,qAR,9Z4DZ-6::ISS :Hello All. UISS v.5.4.0
00:00:08:47 : 9Z4DZ]CQ,RS0ISS*,qAR,9Z4DZ-6:Software: UISS 5.4.0 / UI-View V2.03
00:00:10:51 : KA2CZU-2]APK003,RS0ISS*,qAR,VE2GQF-2::K3DQB :TNX/73{36
00:00:10:53 : KA2CZU-2]APK003,RS0ISS*,qAR,KK4NAM::KC4ZPL-2 :FM29 in NJ{35
00:00:10:59 : K1WY]TQTU7T,RS0ISS*,RS0ISS,qAR,KK4NAM:'dGRl -/]
00:00:11:03 : K1WY]TQTU7T,RS0ISS*,RS0ISS,qAR,KK4NAM:'dGRl -/]K1WY FN31ps
00:00:11:28 : W2JV]APRS,RS0ISS*,qAO,W2THC-10:Software: UISS 5.4.1
00:00:12:39 : W2JV]CQ,RS0ISS*,qAO,K3RLD-10::NWS :ac2ku de w2jv fn30
00:00:12:59 : KA2CZU-2]APK003,RS0ISS*,qAO,N2QKV-10::K3DQB :FM29 in NJ{33
00:00:13:12 : AC2KU-1]SYRT7S,RS0ISS*,qAO,N2QKV-10:'f:-l K\]=
00:00:13:33 : K4KDR-6]CQ,RS0ISS*,qAR,KK4NAM::AC2KU-1 :Heard you via ISS in Montpelier, VA FM17es
00:00:13:41 : K3DQB]SYUY5V,RS0ISS*,ISS,qAO,K3RLD-10:`hC\l!/[/`"5K}_#
00:00:13:43 : K4KDR-6]CQ,RS0ISS*,qAR,KK4NAM::KA2CZU-2 :Heard you via ISS in Montpelier, VA FM17es
00:00:13:53 : K4KDR-6]CQ,RS0ISS*,qAR,KK4NAM::NZ4D-6 :Heard you via ISS in Montpelier, VA FM17es
00:00:14:09 : K4KDR-6]CQ,RS0ISS*,qAR,KK4NAM::K3DQB :Heard you via ISS in Montpelier, VA FM17es
00:00:14:16 : AC2KU-1]SYRT7S,RS0ISS*,qAO,W4TBD-10:'f:-l K\]=
00:00:14:26 : K8II]CQ,RS0ISS*,qAO,W4TBD-10::NZ4D-6 :ur 599 in EM79wh Cinti, OH Op FRed
00:00:14:29 : K3DQB]SYUY5V,RS0ISS*,ISS,qAO,W4TBD-10:`hC\l!/[/`"5K}_#
00:00:14:33 : WB3CSY-7]T0PS7Y,RS0ISS*,qAO,W4TBD-10:`h4Fl#3[/`"56}WB3CSY RICK IN FN10_(
00:00:14:36 : K4KDR-6]CQ,RS0ISS*,qAR,WA8LMF-SG:=3746.29N/07737.13W`de K4KDR scott23192@gmail.com Virginia FM17es
00:00:14:48 : K8SAR-6]APK004,RS0ISS*,qAR,WA8LMF-SG::WA4SXM-6 :hi from EN80lb in OhiO {0
00:00:14:55 : AC2KU-1]SYRT7S,RS0ISS*,qAR,WA8LMF-SG:'f:-l K\]=
00:00:15:10 : NZ4D-6]APWW10,RS0ISS*,WIDE,qAR,KD8THX-6:@190655h3532.70N/07727.08W`Hello from NC Via ISS - nz4d@arrl.net
00:00:15:15 : K8II]CQ,RS0ISS*,qAR,VE2GQF-2:=3918.45N\08407.30WS*=3919.18N/8408.24W {UISS54}
00:00:15:19 : KD9HJX-7]T1RULZ,RS0ISS*,qAR,KD8THX-6:'qI)l K\]^
00:00:15:23 : K8SAR-6]T0PS2T,RS0ISS*,qAR,WA8LMF-SG:`o\xl#R[/]"6t}^
00:00:15:38 : KA2CZU-2]APK003,RS0ISS*,qAR,KK4NAM::KD9HJX-7 :FM29 in NJ{29
00:00:15:41 : KA2CZU-2]APK003,RS0ISS*,qAR,KD8THX-6::WA4SXM-6 :FM29 in NJ{28
00:00:15:44 : K1WY]TQTU7T,RS0ISS*,RS0ISS,qAR,WA8LMF-SG:'dGRl -/]
00:00:15:49 : K0KOC-7]3Y2S1Y,RS0ISS*,qAR,WA8LMF-SG:'i4wl #/]=
00:00:15:56 : WA4SXM-6]S5UV0V,RS0ISS*,WIDE,qAR,KD8THX-6:'pZbl -/]Digi Greetings fm Knoxville!
00:00:16:00 : KD9HJX-7]APK004,RS0ISS*,qAR,KK4NAM::KA2CZU-2 :ack27
00:00:16:02 : WA4SXM-6]APK101,RS0ISS*,WIDE,qAR,WA8LMF-SG::K8SAR-6 :rej0
00:00:16:02 : KA2CZU-2]APK003,RS0ISS*,qAR,KK4NAM::KD9HJX-7 :FM29 in NJ{27



Still didn't complete a QSO, but I'm learning the TH-D72 display and quirks

Fun times.

This is a MUCH better radio than the UV-5R. More money, of course, but performance to match!

Tuesday, June 13, 2017

TH-D72A

new toy in the shack, hope to be able to play with on Sats.

works full duplex, but I'm still learning a lot about setting it up!

In conjunction with other projects (relocating antennas, soldering
a new mem-backup battery ... ok that should not take long but I digress...
new radios, )  just been multiplexing a lot.

Too much for good sat work, but at least I've actually
utilized my az-el (though manual) system to work some
linear sats!

Hope to hear you in the air :)