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Amsats and Hamsats Amateur Radio and Other Small Satellites

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Author(s): Andrew Barron
Edition: 1

Language: English
Pages: 705
Tags: amsat, hamsat, satellite, amateur radio

Introduction
Amsats and Hamsats
Key factors for working satellites
Working the ‘Easy Sats’
Working satellites with linear transponders
Working digital satellite transponders
Working the big satellite
“Mistakes, I’ve made a few”
Quick quiz questions
Visible satellites
Listening to satellite transmissions
New satellite proposals
Maidenhead grids
IARU satellite coordination WRC-15
Satellite bands
Satellite transponders and repeaters
Satellite deployment
Miscellaneous facts
The FUNcube satellites
Weather satellites
The International Space Station
Link budgets
Coaxial feeder cables
Masthead preamplifiers
Antenna systems
Quick quiz questions
Doppler shift
Satellite prediction and tracking software
CAT (CI-V) control of your radio
Automated rotator control
Types of orbit
Space and orbits
Quick quiz questions
Understanding TLE files
Satellite pass prediction
AMSAT satellite designations
Satellite history
Amateur radio on manned space missions
Formulas
Vector mathematics
Glossary of abbreviations and acronyms
Drawings and images
Online resources and videos
Index
About the author