Ray Roberge, WA1CYB, will discuss AMSAT and the ASCENT group (Advanced Satellite Communications & Exploration of New Technologies) within AMSAT at the 2025 Northeast HamXposition.
Want to learn about the Software Defined Radio (SDR) that is being built for the Radio Amateur Satellite Corporation (AMSAT)? Most satellites are hardwired to use the 2meter and 70cm bands. These are crowded and noisy. Moving up into the microwave bands gives amateurs greater flexibility with all modes. The 2-meter to 6 GHz SDR breadboard card is built and under test. Ray will talk about the high-level design and the status of the project.