Amateur Satellites – Anchorage Amateur Radio Club

RSOC Satellite Station Antennas Mounted

By: Kent Petty, KL5T The Radio Science and Operations Center (RSOC) Satellite Station moved one step closer to getting on the air today when Kevin Opalka (KL1V) and Kent Petty...

By Kent Petty Published August 31, 2020 Amateur Satellites

Working Wednesday’s…What are we doing?

Working Wednesdays are busy nights at the Radio Science and Operations Center (RSOC). To give a sense of what we’re up to, here’s a partial list of the happenings from...

By Kent Petty Published October 17, 2019 Amateur Satellites, ARES, Equipment, Mesh Networking, RSOC Operations, Working Wednesday

Go Ahead, Keep Us Informed!

Are you an IRLP god? A DMR god? A D-Star god? A Fusion god? An EME god? Are you a god of something amateur radio? If you are, or know...

By Kent Petty Published January 31, 2019 Amateur Satellites, APRS, Contesting, Direction Finding, DX, Equipment, Mesh Networking, Repeaters, RF Experiments, RSOC Operations, Volunteer

APRS, Really? Yes!

Automatic Packet Reporting System (APRS)? You’ve probably heard of it. Bob Bruninga, WB4APR? You might have heard of him. You may have even dabbled with APRS. Maybe you found it...

By Kent Petty Published January 9, 2019 Amateur Satellites, APRS, Direction Finding, DX, Mesh Networking, RSOC Operations

AO-91 likely to be a great “Easy Sat”

Via JohnBrier’s blog: SpaceComms Blog post This article considers the technical aspects of this new AO-91 Amsat.org satellite so you can prepare to work it once it is opened up for...

By AL4S Published November 22, 2017 Amateur Satellites

AMSAT.org: Get ready for Fox-1B

Satellite operations and Fox-1B.

By AL4S Published November 13, 2017 Amateur Satellites