SATCOM

From the days of Sputnik, to todays satellites, we're involved- some send weather data, others are used by the military, some handle banking and credit card data, and still others are on a journey to a distant star, going where no one has ever gone. Here are a few links concerning satellites - including Milsats, Amateur satellites and more. You can find out more, and post questions, on the SATCOM forum at RR.

Amateur Satellites (Hamsats)

• AMSAT Home page
• AMSAT Operational OSCAR Satellite status Summary
• Work the FM Ham Satellites

International Space Station (ISS)

Special Modes

• What is SSTV (Slow Scan TV)?
• ARISS SSTV Images blog
• How to Access the ISS SSTV
• UISS Packet software
  • Can be used to monitor the packets from the Kenwood D700 on the station
• What is AIS?

Organizations and other

• ARISS
• AMSAT ARISS page
• ISS Fan Club
• Monitoring NASA and Space Communications (PDF)

Software with SSTV Capabilities

• ChromaPix by Silicon Pixels
• JVComm32
• MixW
  • MixW Yahoo group
• MM Hamsoft Home of MM-SSTV, and note that the most recent versions are Vista-compatible
  • MM-SSTV Yahoo group
• Mscan SSTV
• MulitMode for Macs
• Ham Software for Linux see QSSTV link
• RadioCom
• RX-SSTV
• Sorcerer
• W95SSTV

Software for Weather Satellites

• ATPDEC
• WXtoImg (Linux, Windows, OSX)

Mailing Lists

• UHF-Satcom yahoo group
• Brevard Radio(Florida)
• Digital Scanning Yahoo Group
• Iron Birds Network
• JPass Generator (Email)
• MilAirCommsChat Yahoo Group
• MilRadioComms Yahoo group
• RadioMonitors Yahoo group
• SCPC-FDM Yahoo Group

Publications

• Milsat Magazine
• Sat Magazine
• Sat News: books, software, data, and training videos.

Online Tracking

• AMSAT orbital predictor
• Heavens Above
• Real Time Satellite Tracking

Related Pages

• SATCOM Antennas
• CelesTrak
• Hearsat
• MilSatCom
• Satellite Topics from MT Frequency Exchange
• UHF Satcom.com
• Timestep Satellite Receiving Equipment
• Mysteryship.nl: UHF SATCOM Recordings
• TacSat.com: UHF SATCOM Audio Clips
• Simon's SatCom Page
• MilSatCom Audio Recordings

Satcom Local Wiki Info

• UHF-MILSATCOM
• Inmarsat
• Communications Satellites
• FLTSATCOM
  • FLTSATCOM A
  • FLTSATCOM B
  • FLTSATCOM C
  • FLTSATCOM D
  • FLTSATCOM Gapfiller
• Military Satellites - Other
• Navigational Satellites
• Research Satellites
• Weather Satellites

Satellite Tracking Software

• Northern Lights Software Associates (NOVA software)
• OrbCommPlotter
• Orbitron
• Satscape
• SatPC32 with CAT radio control
• Pocketsat for PalmPilot
• PetitTrack for Sharp Zaurus SL-5x00 Linux PDA
• WXTrack
• Satellite Flybys for the IPhone/IPod Touch

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