Receiving Amateur Radio Satellite Beacons

It was originally our intention that this would be the first lecture of our season but when we saw that IET were hosting a presentation on LEO satellites (Dec 7th at ARU) it seemed obvious that this should be a follow on event!

A fun way for beginners to learn more about LEO satellites is to listen to radio transmissions from such 'birds' transmitting so-called 'CW' (Morse Code) beacon signals in the 'two metre' VHF Amateur Radio Ham band. In this talk we learn how to go about this, even for those equipped with nothing more than an internet-connected PC. Exploring aspects such as orbits, azimuth and elevation and covering themes including web-based tracking software, candidate satellites and decoding the signals received this is sure to be another fascinating presentation by Damian.

Many of you will have seen the talk that Damian gave in October on Alan Turing and His Machine. We are thrilled to have him back so soon.

Damian Bevan earned an MEng degree in Electronic and Electrical Engineering from Loughborough University in 1991. Since that date he has been working in the field of wireless technology. He specialises particularly in the areas of a) antenna array digital signal processing and b) computational techniques for passive intermodulation (PIM) detection, localisation and mitigation. He is a co-inventor of digital PIM cancellation for cellular base stations. He has over 30 granted patents to his name.

Refreshments will be available from 30 minutes before the advertised start time.

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