Interesting Read for HAM Owners

[sarah]

SUITSAT: There's a new satellite orbiting Earth, and it's a weird one. On Friday, Feb. 3rd, at 6:02 pm EST, astronauts threw an old Russian spacesuit overboard from the International Space Station. The disembodied suit, nicknamed SuitSat, is now circling Earth and transmitting a radio message which you can hear using a police scanner or ham radio tuned to 145.990 MHz (FM). Please visit http://spaceweather.com for more information about SuitSat and how to tune into it.

[TrAvELAr]

Read the official NASA press release here.

[Jeri Lyn]

That's cool! Makes me wanna buy a handheld ham radio

[Old Fart]

Makes me want to remember to turn mine on

[steelman]

Does a Honey Baked Ham count???

[Old Fart]

Depends on if you have a 2 meter honey baked Ham or a HF Packet Ham. Personally - I prefer an APRS enabled 70cm Ham with mustard from Philippes in LA.