International Space Station (ISS) Repeater Access Made Easy - Yaesu FT-991A & Diamond Colinear

My first attempt at working the ISS repeater. Although I show the settings for the Yaesu FT-991A, if you have a 2m/70cm FM transceiver, you will probably be able to work dual-band too and do the same. My colinear is not a dedicated satellite antenna and its low radiation pattern is not ideal for satellite work where you want coverage to include high elevations. But it just goes to show that you can work satellites with standard equipment, then if you want to explore more, you can go from there...

This ISS pass was on 6 December 2020, after a period of around 2 months where the repeater was off-air.

A receive of a full pass in September 2020 can be heard here: https://youtu.be/joCGrqX9Jk8

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0:00 Introduction
0:27 AMSAT Pass Information
0:33 My First Every ISS Repeater/Satellite Contact
1:27 Yaesu FT-991A Setup & Tips
7:11 More ISS Contacts & ISS Tracking Website

Thanks.

Ian.

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