Another cracking vid Simon. I have this afternoon worked EA through the ISS on my Anytone 878 and a j pole!! I have another HT that is better on rx on the stock antenna!
@garyh8315 awesome stuff Gary! That is cool. I bet you were buzzing. Listen out for me tomorrow on SO-50 and ISS I'll be /P on my arrow from Spurn point, East Coast. I was on both of the early passes this afternoon from the beach ⛱️ worked into G and also Russia. Hope to hear you soon. 73 well done, and thanks for watching and leaving the comment 😎
@@M0YKSHamRadio Yes, I heard you mention SO-50. It is on the list in front of me. Today was a spur of the moment, I was scanning the bands, heard a blip on .810. Looked and thought let's give it a go. BOOM 😄 Will listen out tomorrow for you, if the storms stay away!! 73.
@@bassangler73 nice one bro yes the quansheng tested out the same again using a Feng for TX. I will try two quansheng UV K whatever they are lol 😂 next and see if they are any better. Cheers man catch you again soon 73
@@hamradiostationg0dtx583 Hi John thanks mate. Yes they have 7 kids so they need the extra rooms. Luckily he is a builder so it's a homebrew job which is taking a lot longer than normal but to be fair he is doing a cracking job it's looking good. I watched him take the chimney down which I know caused a blind spot on my sat passes at a certain position. So far it's all wood and plastic that's up so fingers crossed I'll be slightly better off without the chimney 😉
Great video, it’s important for others to see that not everything works first time, but with some perseverance you can get results. If it was easy, there would be no challenge.
@@3dntheli thanks Andy I totally agree with you regarding the challenge. I have spent lots of time trying different software, antennas, radios and anything else I can do and that part is the best bit. It keeps the brain health up and it's never completely ever finished. Lol I love the experiments and it is a bonus with a positive result. Tnx 73
@@sptvids good stuff on you chasing the birds, that's what I like to hear 👌. I will probably try a nice new Icom eventually when I get some secret savings together 😉. I can connect the same software Satpc32 and having a bandscope could be useful on the SSB birds. For now my FT-847 is still doing well but if I upgrade to the Icom I can use the FT-847 outdoors with the Arrow 🤔. 73 thanks for watching and posting
@@M0YKSHamRadio 👍I bought the IC705 as my first radio, it is good, but wasn't wise move to start out with. I understand it more every day, very complicated, it was interesting to actually see the effect of doppler on the waterfall last night
Great stuff and loved the way you just keep trying, I've got the baofeng and yes it's a great receiver. A mate of mine the other day was just listening to the space station on his QUANSHENG, his channel is just called DELL BOY, very impressive just on a QUANSHENG, thanks again for your work, great to see you not giving up, even when people just coming over to top of you, Alan from LUTON 26, CT48/70. 73s 💯🍻👍
@alanslade2319 Hi Alan thanks bro and I appreciate the watch and comments. I like the Queshang and have a couple which I might hook up to the same sat antenna which I used here and see if they are better than BAOFENG 🤔 keep a watch out for that. The budget radios from these two Chinese manufacturers are great to get into the radio hobby and receive signals very well with the use of a better antenna. I like using them whilst waking the dogs but the big manufacturers such as YAESU Kenwood and Icom are on a next level but also on a much bigger price tag. The best low cost top performing handset I know of is the one my Daughter M7ELC uses which was sent from HAM Radio Outlet - Portland Oregon YAESU FT 4x dual band super clean and awesome. 73 bro tnx agn
@sptvids nice radio for sure and in my opinion you made a right choice as over time you will fully understand everything and it will become second nature to operate. It is nice to have a top notch radio where possible enjoy and have lots of fun with that lovely Icom
Great video Simon. I'm using an Elk antenna for satellites with a Baofeng UV-5R. So far I've only been able to listen but, I'm still new at this satellite stuff. Thanks for sharing with the ham community! 73 KI5KGT
@@santossalinas7209 hi Santos great to hear you are enjoying the satellite band. I think the best ops start by listening and getting used to keeping up with both the sat position and frequency. The UV-5rs receive well and have big battery life 👍. I look forward to hearing from you again and seeing how you progress to the next stage and with the right pass make a QSO with you. 73 have fun thanks for the comments
Hi Simon. You may be interested in trying a handheld running OpenGD77. One radio I have running this firmware is the Retevis RT3s, which has an embedded GPS receiver. OpenGD77 has a satellite application which as well as showing the relative position of the satellite also automatically compensates for Doppler shift on both receive and transmit. Having the embedded GPS receiver ensures that both location and time are accurate. You install the latest 2 line elements through the OpenGD77 CPS. The radio isn’t exactly Baofeng money but is still sub £100, and you also have the DMR mode. Regards Nidge (G0NIG).
@@sputniksam Hi Nidge great to hear from you hope all is well. That sounds like a great next experiment and something new for me to get into. I have seen the Radio and seen the OpenGD77 mentioned but didn't really know what it was. Your explanation is excellent and I will have a look at getting one. I really like the outdoor QRP sat stuff it's tons of fun and very hands on. I look forward to seeing you or hearing you soon. Thanks again. de M0YKS Simon
Nice set up. I'm going to port william in Sept but will be in sw Scotland for a couple of weeks. before that we are stopping at forestry commission sites on the stop the night scheme, will you be up there
Thanks Geoff glad you liked the little set up, I've had it a while and love using it. I am planning to go up very soon and probably will miss you as I have to be back for the college new starters. But won't be working too much longer so soon enough I'll be up and down anytime all of the time like yourselves. Pass my regards onto Mike, have a great summer road trip. Hope to catch up on the air sometime.
Just heard you on the iss repeater at 7.35 ish sat 27 july 24 with na1ss is that the crew on board?? What radios were you using?? Well done hope to see a video on it.m7dqo
@DarkHelmet46 the first min is quiet if you forward the start it's loud and clear. Sat operating is tricky, catching everything on a video whilst outside waiting for an hour for the bird to come over and someone's dog in the next street barking is all out of my hands. 😆
Fantástic Simon! thank you for your video 73!
Isidro-EA8DGA
Tenerife
@@Radioexperimenter thank you Isidro best 73 to you my friend hope to hear you soon
Another cracking vid Simon. I have this afternoon worked EA through the ISS on my Anytone 878 and a j pole!! I have another HT that is better on rx on the stock antenna!
@garyh8315 awesome stuff Gary! That is cool. I bet you were buzzing. Listen out for me tomorrow on SO-50 and ISS I'll be /P on my arrow from Spurn point, East Coast. I was on both of the early passes this afternoon from the beach ⛱️ worked into G and also Russia. Hope to hear you soon. 73 well done, and thanks for watching and leaving the comment 😎
@@M0YKSHamRadio Yes, I heard you mention SO-50. It is on the list in front of me. Today was a spur of the moment, I was scanning the bands, heard a blip on .810. Looked and thought let's give it a go. BOOM 😄 Will listen out tomorrow for you, if the storms stay away!! 73.
@@garyh8315 awesome, spur of the moment best results 👌
Good video to show that you don't have to buy the latest and greatest, but you do need 2 good clean HT'S! Thanks bro!
@@bassangler73 nice one bro yes the quansheng tested out the same again using a Feng for TX. I will try two quansheng UV K whatever they are lol 😂 next and see if they are any better. Cheers man catch you again soon 73
very nice the house next door is having a lot of work
@@hamradiostationg0dtx583 Hi John thanks mate. Yes they have 7 kids so they need the extra rooms. Luckily he is a builder so it's a homebrew job which is taking a lot longer than normal but to be fair he is doing a cracking job it's looking good. I watched him take the chimney down which I know caused a blind spot on my sat passes at a certain position. So far it's all wood and plastic that's up so fingers crossed I'll be slightly better off without the chimney 😉
Fantastic video will look out for you cheers
@@GARYM3GWO thanks Gary hope to hear you soon 73
Great video, it’s important for others to see that not everything works first time, but with some perseverance you can get results. If it was easy, there would be no challenge.
@@3dntheli thanks Andy I totally agree with you regarding the challenge. I have spent lots of time trying different software, antennas, radios and anything else I can do and that part is the best bit. It keeps the brain health up and it's never completely ever finished. Lol I love the experiments and it is a bonus with a positive result. Tnx 73
Good video. I chased that one last night too with my IC705. Good to see on the scope but to big really. Theres always quite a pile up
@@sptvids good stuff on you chasing the birds, that's what I like to hear 👌. I will probably try a nice new Icom eventually when I get some secret savings together 😉. I can connect the same software Satpc32 and having a bandscope could be useful on the SSB birds. For now my FT-847 is still doing well but if I upgrade to the Icom I can use the FT-847 outdoors with the Arrow 🤔. 73 thanks for watching and posting
@@M0YKSHamRadio 👍I bought the IC705 as my first radio, it is good, but wasn't wise move to start out with. I understand it more every day, very complicated, it was interesting to actually see the effect of doppler on the waterfall last night
Great stuff and loved the way you just keep trying, I've got the baofeng and yes it's a great receiver. A mate of mine the other day was just listening to the space station on his QUANSHENG, his channel is just called DELL BOY, very impressive just on a QUANSHENG, thanks again for your work, great to see you not giving up, even when people just coming over to top of you, Alan from LUTON 26, CT48/70. 73s 💯🍻👍
@alanslade2319 Hi Alan thanks bro and I appreciate the watch and comments. I like the Queshang and have a couple which I might hook up to the same sat antenna which I used here and see if they are better than BAOFENG 🤔 keep a watch out for that.
The budget radios from these two Chinese manufacturers are great to get into the radio hobby and receive signals very well with the use of a better antenna. I like using them whilst waking the dogs but the big manufacturers such as YAESU Kenwood and Icom are on a next level but also on a much bigger price tag. The best low cost top performing handset I know of is the one my Daughter M7ELC uses which was sent from HAM Radio Outlet - Portland Oregon YAESU FT 4x dual band super clean and awesome. 73 bro tnx agn
@sptvids nice radio for sure and in my opinion you made a right choice as over time you will fully understand everything and it will become second nature to operate. It is nice to have a top notch radio where possible enjoy and have lots of fun with that lovely Icom
Great video Simon. I'm using an Elk antenna for satellites with a Baofeng UV-5R. So far I've only been able to listen but, I'm still new at this satellite stuff. Thanks for sharing with the ham community! 73 KI5KGT
@@santossalinas7209 hi Santos great to hear you are enjoying the satellite band. I think the best ops start by listening and getting used to keeping up with both the sat position and frequency. The UV-5rs receive well and have big battery life 👍. I look forward to hearing from you again and seeing how you progress to the next stage and with the right pass make a QSO with you. 73 have fun thanks for the comments
Hi Simon.
You may be interested in trying a handheld running OpenGD77. One radio I have running this firmware is the Retevis RT3s, which has an embedded GPS receiver. OpenGD77 has a satellite application which as well as showing the relative position of the satellite also automatically compensates for Doppler shift on both receive and transmit. Having the embedded GPS receiver ensures that both location and time are accurate. You install the latest 2 line elements through the OpenGD77 CPS. The radio isn’t exactly Baofeng money but is still sub £100, and you also have the DMR mode.
Regards
Nidge (G0NIG).
@@sputniksam Hi Nidge great to hear from you hope all is well. That sounds like a great next experiment and something new for me to get into. I have seen the Radio and seen the OpenGD77 mentioned but didn't really know what it was. Your explanation is excellent and I will have a look at getting one. I really like the outdoor QRP sat stuff it's tons of fun and very hands on. I look forward to seeing you or hearing you soon. Thanks again. de M0YKS Simon
Nice set up. I'm going to port william in Sept but will be in sw Scotland for a couple of weeks. before that we are stopping at forestry commission sites on the stop the night scheme, will you be up there
Thanks Geoff glad you liked the little set up, I've had it a while and love using it. I am planning to go up very soon and probably will miss you as I have to be back for the college new starters. But won't be working too much longer so soon enough I'll be up and down anytime all of the time like yourselves. Pass my regards onto Mike, have a great summer road trip. Hope to catch up on the air sometime.
Just heard you on the iss repeater at 7.35 ish sat 27 july 24 with na1ss is that the crew on board?? What radios were you using?? Well done hope to see a video on it.m7dqo
Nice one man and yes that was the crew active with their call NA1SS. Video uploaded as we type lol. 73 thanks bud. btw Yaesu FT-847
Sorry wrote something and accidentally put it in one of your messages we're there is too reply. Alan
@alanslade2319 no worries I saw it thanks 73
what app are you using for tracking
@weather_wizard67 its called look4sat. The app is free and is really good.
Salam Mr simon.
Icom place is empty 😇
Salam brother, I need to try one one day so far I never use Icom myself, always Yaesu but I like Icom. 73
Can barely hear you. Immediately closed this. Please look at better mic solutions. Thr dog barking in the background is louder than you.
@DarkHelmet46 the first min is quiet if you forward the start it's loud and clear. Sat operating is tricky, catching everything on a video whilst outside waiting for an hour for the bird to come over and someone's dog in the next street barking is all out of my hands. 😆
jejejejej icom kenwood yaesu alinco vertex motorola number one chines radios trash radios
@alvarogaitan2529 yes even the classic yaesu which is 30 years old still kicks the arse out of the Chinese cheapies.