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Bouncing Signals off the Space Station (audiovalentine.com)

submitted 2 months ago by [email protected] to c/amateur_radio

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[–] [email protected] 6 points 2 months ago

If you make or buy a handheld yagi antenna, you can usually get several good passes in a day since you can work the station at a lower elevation. The voice repeater is usually very busy during daytime passes, it's easier to get through on the digipeater.