73 Amateur Radio Today – November 2001
Issue Contents:
Practical RF Ground Stations for AMSAT A0-40
– All you need to know …… GM4PLM 11
Microwave Antennas for A0-40
– The expert speaks …… GM4PLM 17
Modifying the TranSystem 3733 for Mode S
– Get in on the fun! …… KA0YOS 24
Build the FODTrack
– How about a low-cost tracking interface? …… KA0YOS 26
What Is an EasySat Anyway?
– Now you know …… K5OE 29
The PCSat APRS Satellite
– More fun on the horizon …… WB4APR 33
All Aboard for ARISS
– Amateur Radio in the International Space Station …… KA3HDO 40
Hamsats Awards
– Join the fun! …… KK5DO 46
A Modest Proposal
– Prophesied nearly a decade ago S-band has come of age with the Oscar-40 spacecraft. With some revealing insights here’s why …… G3RUH 50
Risky Business
– That’s one way to describe designing our next radio amateur satellite …… K5NRK 53
AMSAT Where to Next?
– The prez tells us …… VE3FRH 53
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