PLEASE NOTE: On 5 October 2001, my call sign changed to NQ4S. Information relating to my activites can now be found here. Sorr for the run around.
Old Information
Welcome! Please be patient. In time I'll have information here about my Amateur Radio equipment and activities. For now, let me offer a few other pages I've put together involving Amateur Radio.
My interests in Amateur Radio are two fold. First, I'm curious to see just how much can be accomplished with the digital modes (packet radio). Next, I want to talk to the International Space Station.
I met part of the second goal at about 11:05 PM on May 27th, 2001 when I received packet data from the ISS. I saw stations from New York to Michigan and all the way down to Florida. Next, I just need to succeed in sending data. Hopefully, one day, I'll also manage to get a voice contact with one of the astronauts or cosmonauts.
My current equipment setup is as follows:
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The AR-270 is mounted in the attic of my townhouse and connected to the radio by 50 feet of RG-8X coax running down to the basement. The power supply was added because I was getting tired of having the battery go dead while working from home. The microphone had to be added because it was too difficult to pick up the radio with power, data, and antenna cables hanging off of it.
The Arrow II is a portable antenna that I put on a camera tripod in the back yard when trying to talk to ISS or one of the AMSAT birds.
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