11 hours ago
Today's Russian #ISS #spacewalk is underway, and I just RX'd quite strong cosmonaut chatter on 130.167MHz #FM!😀 (frequency for ISS-to-spacesuit comms👍)
Also briefly checked the suits' freqs, and heard nothing! I guess the suits' radios are low-pwr, so that was to be expected👍 https://t.co/vm0xiusPlf
20 hours ago
MetOp-C from just now. Working the bugs out of "flip-mode" tracking. https://t.co/niC6jmIErj
2 days ago
MetOp-A and C from this morning. Not included is MetOp-B because i chose to have a QSO with Costa Rica on HF in the middle of the pass and that hosed up L-Band enough to loose lock. https://t.co/VJTwF9vmqs
Monthly Archives: June 2013
Earth Scope Sensor at Mt. Lassen Volcanic National Park
Ran across something called “Earth Scope” on a recent visit to the Mt. Lassen Volcanic National Park. Some quick googling yielded: GPS geodesy provide complementary measurement systems for resolving strain-rate over the time period proposed for the Plate Boundary Observatory. … Continue reading
Annular Supermoon
Once a year we are treated to a moon that appears much larger than normal (especially at the horizon). This occurs when the moon is at perigee and is full. June 23, 2013 is this year’s event. Click on the … Continue reading
