W8UM Amateur Radio Club held its next monthly meeting on October 14, 2010 (Thursday), at 6:30 pm in 1311 EECS on North Campus. We’ve asked John Palmisano (KB8OIS), a research technician assistant at the UM Hospital to present a talk on “satellite communications”. The abstract is shown below:
~~~~~~~ Abstract of the talk ~~~~~~~
The presentation on “satellite communications” is designed to provide a broad introduction into this method of radio communications. The content of the presentation is directed towards the novice radio enthusiast and will provide the information necessary to access the many amateur radio satellites that predictably circle the globe each day. The content of the presentation will include an overview of satellite classification, tracking and operating satellites, and what type of radio you need to make your first satellite contact. The slides of the presentation can be found here