Ten-Tec Omni-D Repair
At the end of the school year, I learned the emergency operations center on UC Davis’s campus has a radio room meant for amateur operators. One of the most …
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Antenna Pointer
Dual-wielding a tablet and an antenna while spinning to find a tiny dot on a screen is ridiculous. Adding a radio to the mix with a free finger to press the PTT …
Satellite Tracker
After I learned how to find satellites, I wanted as many as possible. I was combing through passes to find ones with a high enough elevation, sorting them by …
TLE Analysis
This analysis takes the Two-Line Element (TLE) of a satellite and an observer’s latitude and longitude to find the azimuth and elevation of the satellite from …
FM Birding
Amateur radio is an expansive hobby with all kinds of niches hidden throughout it. One of the ones I’ve been drawn to since I was licensed but never worked up …