As many of
you know, lately we have been busy installing a ground station at the
ETSIT-UPM. It is almost complete and we will continue in September tweaking it
so that it will be soon into full operation.
We have
already received several beacons from different amateur satellites ( see for
example this youtube video). We also have
recorded another small video from the reception of the morse code beacon
emitted by the CO-57. A Cubesat launched in 2003!
After August
our work will focus on adjusting the software to our antenna so it is possible
to easily save sound files of the signals received and decode them.
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| Screenshot of Spectrum Lab as an example (we also are using MixW and Ham Radio Deluxe) |
The control
of the preamplifiers and the polarizers from the antenna is done by an arduino:
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| Polarizers (up) and amplifiers (down) |
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| One of the preliminary
set ups |
We also
want to thank Miguel Salas that helped us with a program of his own creation to
make measurements of the S parameters and the SWR.
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| One of the
measurements made in VHF. |
We even
have installed a camera to control the status of the antenna and also to operate it remotely in the future.
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| Juan and
Ramon enjoying the sun. |
Don't forget to follow us in Facebook and in Twitter. Also remember that everyone is welcome to participate in this project :).
Have a nice
summer holiday and see you in September!
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| Bye! |
