Notes on the construction and operation of a multi-op Amateur Radio Station
I have been working with a group of folks at Patterson P-Tech in New Jersey to help them prepare for their contact with astronaut Kimiya Yui, KG5BPH, on the International Space Station (ISS). Students representing several schools in the Patterson, NJ area will contact the ISS on Monday, October 6, 2025. You can watch and … Continue reading → The post Paterson P-Tech Students Contact the ISS via…
We have long been interested in Data Networking and Amateur Radio. One of our projects this past year has been to build a Homelab. This project builds on the fiber optic-based data network and includes a high-availability virtual server setup. These interests made our recent inclusion of AREDN (Amateur Radio Emergency Data Network) network capability in … Continue reading → The post Getting…
We have two low-band receive systems at our station: Two-Element Phased Active Receive System 8-Circle Receive Array System These antenna systems use short active vertical antennas in various combinations to create directional receive antennas for the low bands (80m and 160m). We recently upgraded these antennas to the latest Short Active Vertical Antennas from DX … Continue reading → The post…
We have recently seen some amazing conditions on the 6m band from here in New England, USA. For about five days, we saw daily F2 openings to Europe and the Western USA. During this time, we were able to work in Alaska and numerous new grid squares in the Northwestern USA, Canada, Central and South … Continue reading → The post Memorable Conditions on 6m appeared first on Our HAM Station .
We’ve been having a lot of fun with the Greencube (IO-117) satellite, so I decided to put together a portable ground station for activating grid squares. I wanted a station that – Has adequate antenna gain and power for reliable Greencube operation Uses solar-battery power so that it is quiet when operating in public places … Continue reading → The post Greencube (IO-117) – A Portable Station for…
I’ve recently upgraded the Amplifier for our 2m EME station to one that can provide full-duty cycle operation at 1500 watts. The digital modes used for EME on 2m (JT65 and Q65) require an amplifier that can sustain full output for periods of 1 minute or more as well as sustain full power operation at … Continue reading → The post EME Station 2.0 Part 14 – New 1.5 Kw Amplifier appeared first on Our…
Quite a few folks have the M2 Antenna System LEO pack antenna. I wanted to see how this antenna system would perform with Greencube (IO-117). Our LEO Pack is set up on a Glen Martin roof tower that we’ve modified to create a transportable ground station. Here are some of the specs for the setup … Continue reading → The post Greencube (IO-117) – M2 Antenna Systems LEO Pack – Will It Work? appeared…
I have worked and confirmed all states in the USA for some time now except for Hawaii. It is simply impossible to work Hawaii from my location in New England via a Low Earth Orbit (LEO) satellite. Fortunately, the Greencube (IO-117) Medium Earth Orbit (MEO) satellite has made a contact with Hawaii possible. The next … Continue reading → The post Greencube (IO-117) – Completing a Satellite Worked…
Greencube (IO-117) is a Medium Earth Orbit (MEO) satellite that carries a 70cm digipeater. This satellite can provide DX contacts covering a wide area around an Amateur Radio satellite ground station. Putting together a station and the necessary software to use Greencube is not difficult. If you already have a computer-controlled satellite ground station that … Continue reading → The post…
The Amateur Radio satellite community is fortunate to have a relatively new Medium Earth Orbit (MEO) satellite. The satellite is named Greencube or IO-117. Here’s some more information about Greencube from the S5Lab Research Team: GreenCube is a 3U CubeSat aimed at demonstrating an autonomous biological laboratory for plants cultivation on-board a CubeSat platform. The satellite project is managed…