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Satellites - Amateur
Introduction
On December 1, 1961, Amateur Radio entered the space age when the OSCAR was launched. Since then there have been dozens of amateur satellites launched and working them has become easier and easier. This page has several tutorial articles from what you need in the way of equipment to how to know when a satellite is over-head. Today it couldn't be easier--AO-27 and UO-14 can actually be worked using a dual-bander HT!
The article, "An Amateur Satellite Primer" is a good place to start. See also the list of other articles on satellite operation.
Additional resources
The ARRL has an extensive catalog of books and materials related to Amateur Radio.
Articles
Note: Some of the following articles are in Adobe Portable Document Format (PDF) files. To view and print these files, you'll need a copy of Adobe's Acrobat Reader program. (Version 3.0 or later required). More information here.
- An Amateur Satellite Primer (212,925 bytes, PDF file)
QST April 2000, pp. 36-41
If you think you might like to work satellites but think it is difficult and expensive, this is a must read
(Note: This article contains a chart showing the Uplink and Downlink frequencies of several amateur satellites at the time of publication of the April 2000 QST. These frequency pairs can be reversed without notice by the control operator of the individual satellite. If you don't hear the signal near the Downlink frequency, you might want to check for the latest status at: http://www.amsat.org/amsat-new/satellites/status.php )
- Those Keplerian Elements (196,608 bytes, PDF file)
Operating Manual 3rd Edition p. 13-19
What do those numbers mean?
- Loading ARRL Keplerian Bulletins into InstanTrack
Question submitted to the ARRL Technical Information Service
- A Simple Fixed Antenna for VHF/UHF Satellite Work (501,974 bytes, PDF file)
QST August 2001, pp. 38-41
Work the low-earth orbiting satellites with
this effective Turnstile Antenna system
- A Low-Loss VHF/UHF Bias Tee (279,405 bytes, PDF file)
QEX
May/June 2002, pp. 52-54
A simple circuit that lets you superimpose
DC control voltage onto the transmission line without altering the RF
characteristics.
- An Inexpensive External GPS Antenna (253,745 bytes, PDF file)
QST October 2002, pp. 36-39
An easy to build antenna for your GPS unit
for better reception.
- Satellite DXing "To Go" (91,398 bytes, PDF file)
QST
June 2002, pp. 40-43
Working the Amateur Satellites from a
mobile.
Note:
Contact information for suppliers mentioned in the above articles should first be confirmed using TIS Address Database Search.
Bibliography (Members Only)
ARRL Periodicals Index Search - This database contains the QST index from 1915 to the present and the QEX index from 1981 to the present. For QST issues from 1970 to the present, and some selected articles back to 1922 (when construction articles featuring tubes began in earnest), identifying keywords have been added to the technical articles. By entering keywords (ANTENNA) or combinations of keywords (CONSTRUCTION ANTENNA VERTICAL HF) into the Title words: field, you may create dynamic bibliographies.
Technical article KEYWORD list. Hints for more successful searching
Suggested keywords for more articles like the ones on this page are:
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Article Reprints:
You can get a photocopy of any ARRL published article for $3
($5 for nonmembers) for each article requested. Contact the ARRL Technical
Department (reprints@arrl.org ),
1-860-594-0390) if you wish to get photocopies.
This information was prepared as a membership service by the American Radio Relay League, Inc., Technical Information Service, 225 Main St., Newington, CT 06111 (860) 594-0214. Email: tis@arrl.org (Internet). ARRL HQ is glad to provide this information on the Web free of charge as a service to League members and affiliated clubs.
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