John K4EB

Thank you @astro_kjell for the ham radio contact from space! 73, John Brier KG4AKV Raleigh, NC

@Gregbadilla You can cut it off and put a new RJ-45 on. It will be shorter. Or you might be able to very carefully cut open the existing connector and extract the wires from the broken connector. I once did this for my 706 hand mic, but the RJ-45 wasn't as big as this one. I used Dremel tool

Does anyone knows if this is repairable or I need to buy a new one? Its the click that has gone😭

I damaged the connector for ptt🙄😭😭😭

@dm_zf1 @hj6mr_ Thanks for the contact Danny! K4EB

Solid copy on WA3YDZ, @SpaceComms1 & @hj6mr_ thanks for FM 🛰️ QSO on SO-50, ⏰ 29-Jan-2026 @ 20:44utc to 20:47utc

@NWSSWPC Excellent video. I learned things.

A video update with Shawn Dahl, SWPC Service Coordinator, on CME progression & how we analyze & interpret geomagnetic storm activity and solar wind environment; with info about what to look for tonight regarding aurora chances. Stay space weather aware at spaceweather.gov

@n6ckc Thanks for the contact Nestor!

@SpaceComms1 You sounded great here in DM33!

Will try 17:12z RS-44 as W4DW from grid FM05. Top half of the pass band.

I might not actually make this.

Will try the 16:02z SO-50 pass as W4DW from grid FM05

@F5rrsD Oh ok then maybe I remembered his call correctly. His QRZ profile has very little information. Thanks!

@SpaceComms1 I worked him a couple of days ago on AO7 in CW.

I made contact with a VE station on AO-7 earlier today. Something like VE3GK. I didn't have a recorder running. Any ideas what the actual call was?

@BorgersonS You got it! We are!

@SpaceComms1 Very nice! M2s, Yaesu az/el, LNAs on both sides. Have fun!!

We're going to set up/test our ARISS station at the school today. Might try a sat pass. Possibly AO-73 @ 19:53z More realistically: AO-7 @ 20:35z AO-73 @ 21:30z AO-7 @ 22:23z Grid FM05

We made contact to a VE station without the external preamps on. We figured out the right settings for the preamps in the 9700 after the pass. So our setup seems to be working really well!

Probably not goin to make the 20:35 pass. 21:30 and 22:23 should be good.

@SpaceComms1 Can you post a picture of your antenna arrangement?🛰️🌎

@n6ckc Club call W4DW

@SpaceComms1 Would you be using your callsign or the club's callsign?

@KC7JPC @k5zm_ Haha

Going to try AO-7 from FM05.

@k5zm_ ... And that worked. I also had to adjust the pots on the CSN S.A.T. to get them between 4-5 volts.

@k5zm_ But I did get the CSN to control the antennas. Auto calibration of the rotator did not work. I mean it spun the antennas fully around but when I tried to track a sat nothing happened. I manually calibrated them by adjusting the output voltage on the rotator control box