Author Archives: pa3weg

Todays ARISS contact went a bit different compared to the “regular” contacts. The contact was scheduled between Paolo Nespoli in the ISS and the Youngsters On The Air 2017 event at Gilwell Park in the UK. When the contact came … Continue reading →

ARISS contact between astronaut Jack Fisher K2FSH on the International Space Station and Space Center Houston, Houston, TX, USA. HAMTV Video received in Delft

I have attended the 52nd “VERON Pinkster Kamp” radio camp last weekend. During the camp, Ivo PA1IVO and myself gave an amateur radio satellite introduction and demo. I made videos of the opening, demo and closure of the camp, which … Continue reading →

For the PI6WL ATV repeater, I have built a new (temporary) outdoor unit. This should reduce losses in the feed cable and also provides visual indication of the internal fuse state

This video is a recording of the hamvideo downlink from the international space station, as received in Delft. JO21ex. It was part of a school contact between Thomas Pesquet on the ISS and Ecole primaire Elie Desplan, Boissières, France and … Continue reading →

On the 15th of February, Nayif-1 was launched on a PSLV with 103 other satellites. I have been spending the past week at the American University of Sharjah, United Arab Emirates, in the mission control centre. Also, we have been … Continue reading →

Today, the International Space Station transmitted live video during a school contact between Thomas Pesquet on the ISS and Collège André Malraux, Chatelaillon-Plage, France. The signals were received in Delft and forwarded to a central server. The video received in … Continue reading →

I have been trying to use the new BY70-1 transponder lately. Information is still a bit sparse, as this satellite is Chinese. It is quite busy on the transponder. At one moment I almost worked G3VZV, but lots of QRM … Continue reading →

Today, we were visiting the beach, and found loads of starfish washed on the shores. Apparently, a strong current in the Noth Sea loosened them from the seabed. A beautiful but cold day, but its a sad sight to see … Continue reading →

Today I managed to get the first signals through the 23cm input of the test repeater that should become PI6W. I used a yagi from the window on the front side of my apartment. This gave B4 images on the … Continue reading →