Ham Radio Satellites: How do I get started and what gear do I need?

Today I wanted to take the opportunity to speak about one of the aspects of the hobby I really enjoy, satellites. When I first got into the hobby working satellites seemed like something that was out of reach and something I wouldn't be able to accomplish. This could not have been further from the truth.

I hope that this video will shed some light on amateur satellites and may get some new hams interested in this aspect of the hobby.

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  / bobplank  

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A sample of the gear I use in this video:

Kenwood TH-D72 https://amzn.to/2HbCAnx
6 ft bnc coax https://amzn.to/2vjug2e
Logitech Headset https://amzn.to/39kPMSM
Sony Digital voice recorder https://amzn.to/2Hf5QtA

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  / bobplank  
http://kk4div.com

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Music credits:
Autumn Sunset by Audionautix is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution license (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/...)
Artist: http://audionautix.com/

Acoustic Guitar 1 by Audionautix is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution license (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/...)
Artist: http://audionautix.com/

Camera equipment:
Canon Vixia HF R800
Iconntechs 4K actioncam (similar to a gopro) for most video
Canon powershot elph 150is

Editing software:
Corel Videostudio X10 ultimate

My favorite radio equipment for outdoor portable ops or RaDAR:
Radio: Yaesu FT817nd
Tuner: LDG z817 auto tuner
Antennas: Chameleon F-Loop magnetic loop antenna (does not need a tuner)
End fed antenna with 9:1 unun (needs tuner)
MFJ 1899T telescoping whip antenna
Wolf River Coil Silver Bullet 1000 w/ buddipole long telescoping whip
Interface for Digital modes: SignaLink USB
Digital software: FLDigi and WSJT-x