This article shows how to use off-the-shelf parts to improve the performance of a radio scanner in the 800 – 900 MHz band. Furthermore, it shows how to expand radio coverage by using two different receive antennas at the same time. For some reason, my new BCD996XT scanner wasn’t working as expected on the statewide […]
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Working low earth orbit satellites
Working low earth orbit (LEO) satellites is fairly easy and a great exercise for amateur radio operators of all classes. A simple HT for both 2m and 70cm (440 MHz) and a directional antenna is all that is needed for first experiments. There’s an 2m / 70 cm Antenna from Arrow that is highly recommended […]
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