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Satellite CafeCast of AO-91 for October 26, 2019 In this episode: - The first My Favorite Pass Time Satellite segment using my new system consisting of 2 Baofeng UV-82s and my new Arrow antenna. I worked Hector, W5CBF of Lake Charles, LA. Thanks, Hector! Your QSL is on the way via email! Drop-in on my LIVE Podcast each morning at 7:00am Central in the DigiCommCafe Chat Group on Telegram in the Voi...

This CafeCast is of amateur radio satellite AO-92 that was recorded on Wednesday, October 23, 2019 using my Baofeng UV-82 and a whip antenna. This was my last attempt with my old call sign, KD5DLJ. Now that I am an extra I requested a new vanity call that fits perfectly with my attempts to build interest in the amateur radio hobby. The new call is K5DCC . The DCC stands for DigiCommCafe which is t...

This is the final day of my satellite activities from the corn fields of grid square EN33 near Cresco, Iowa while staying at our daughter’s place. No successful contacts, although I did hear someone. respond to my call as I we had LOS. If that was you, please leave me a voice message and I will add it to this podcast. Drop-in on my LIVE Podcast each morning at 7:00am Central in the DigiCommCafe Ch...

This is a recording of satellite AO-92 that occurred around noon from grid square EN33 out the corn country of northeast Iowa. I was using a Baofeng with a whip antenna. No contacts today but I did hear my good friend James, WX5T back home in northwest Arkansas. Lots of activity today. If you heard yourself in this recording, leave a voice message and introduce yourself with additional comments ab...

Another successful contact was made on this pass from grid square EN33 using my Baofeng UV-82 and a whip antenna. This podcast confirms my contact with Steven, N9UO of Hazelton, Indianna. Thanks, Steve! Drop-in on my LIVE Podcast each morning at 7:00am Central in the DigiCommCafe Chat Group on Telegram in the Voice Chat! Join our DigiCommCafe Community on the Mighty Networks platform, our Facebook...

Success! Today I was able to work a couple of guys with my Baofeng UV-82 and whip antenna from Grid Square EN33 on AO-92 which had a high elevation pass of 85 degrees. We also had a bit of drama that is discouraging but sometimes understandable. Leave you voice comments by clicking on the voice message button on my main Anchor. FM homepage. Thanks for the contacts Wade, N0TEL and Wayne, NM3B. This...

This Satellite CafeCast occurred October 16, 2019 out in the country near Cresco, Iowa. It is a very cloudy chilly 40 degree day. I am using my Baofeng UV-82 and a whip antenna. Listen to hear my results and also listen to yourself if you were working these birds. Leave me a voice message and I may add it to this podcast later. Drop-in on my LIVE Podcast each morning at 7:00am Central in the DigiC...

This is a Satellite CafeCast of AO-91 that occured on Monday, October 14 from the shack of James-WX5T on his Yaeau FT-726R and dual yagi satellite array. Drop-in on my LIVE Podcast each morning at 7:00am Central in the DigiCommCafe Chat Group on Telegram in the Voice Chat! Join our DigiCommCafe Community on the Mighty Networks platform, our Facebook alternative. If you're interested in becoming a...

This is a Satellite CafeCast of AO-92 that occured on Monday, October 14 from the shack of James-WX5T on his Yaeau FT-726R and dual yagi satellite array. Drop-in on my LIVE Podcast each morning at 7:00am Central in the DigiCommCafe Chat Group on Telegram in the Voice Chat! Join our DigiCommCafe Community on the Mighty Networks platform, our Facebook alternative. If you're interested in becoming a...

What do hams do outside of enjoying amateur radio communications? In this podcast I would like to introduce you to our little country church family, Lakeland Baptist Church of Omaha, Arkansas. Being as the DigiCommCafre (Digital Communications Christian Amateur Fellowship) is located at the intersection of Faith and Technology, I share a faith episode from time to time. It helps us to stay balance...

On this beautiful cool sunny day after church I used my Baofeng UV-82 and whip antenna to listen to and attempted to work someone on this pass without success. Maybe you will hear yourself. Thanks for listening. Please leave me your voice comments. I may use them in this podcast after the fact. Drop-in on my LIVE Podcast each morning at 7:00am Central in the DigiCommCafe Chat Group on Telegram in...

Satellite CafeCast on October 11, 2019 for AO-92 @ 11:51pm A solid contact using a Baofeng UV-82 and Nagouya NA-771 whip antenna. It was a chilly 40 degree moonlit night tonight with temperatures dropping below freezing before morning. I thought just maybe I'd have a good chance at making a contact while most hams would be in bed. Sure enough, I had success and made a contact with Larry Jones, NN4...

Cafe News and Updates This is just a short CafeCast with news and information about some changes here in the cafe including: Website changes New monthly drawing Satellite CafeCasts Audio Message feedback (link here: https://anchor.fm/radio-on-the-rocks-cafecast/message) YACHT promotion Drop-in on my LIVE Podcast each morning at 7:00am Central in the DigiCommCafe Chat Group on Telegram in the Voice...

2-in-1 Satellite CafeCast for 10-09-19 Today I have combined two satellite passes into one CafeCast. AO-92, was a bit disappointing with little activity and seemed like some solar interference of some sort. The most active ham on this pass was Perry Yantis, WB8OTH of Ohio. He was struggling in the beginning trying to get any response. AO-91 occured just over a hour later with lots of activity duri...

Satellite CafeCast of AO-91 for October 8, 2019 at 12:38 pm CST This was a good pass with lots of contacts being made on AO-91 which had an elevation of 70 degrees going from South to North. I hope you heard yourself. Did you take notes? How many unique callsigns do you hear on this pass? Was one of them you? Drop-in on my LIVE Podcast each morning at 7:00am Central in the DigiCommCafe Chat Group...

AO-91 for October 7, 2019 at 12:17 pm CST Did you try to make some contacts on the amateur radio satellite AO-92 today? Listen to this recording. Maybe you will hear yourself. Please leave a voice comment on my podcast page.  73, KD5DLJ (soon to be K5DCC) in the beautiful Ozarks of northwest Arkansas. Drop-in on my LIVE Podcast each morning at 7:00am Central in the DigiCommCafe Chat Group on...

AO-91 for October 7, 2019 at 12:17 pm CST Did you try to make some contacts on the amateur radio satellite AO-91 today? I made a recording of the entire pass for you all to hear yourselves. You can tell by the audio of some that they were listening on a radio as they were transmitting. Their signals had that reverb effect as the audio coming out of their secondary radio was picked up in their mic....

 Amateur Satellites are addicting. I recently built my own VHF Satellite Yagi and am having a ball listening to all the hams working each other on AO-91 and AO-92. I make it a point to record each pass and then go back and listen to capture all the different callsigns I hear. Did you know that there are many young people doing satellites, too? Come and meet some of them at the YACHT Net on th...

This is a Radio on the Rocks CafeCast interview that took place on September 8, 2019 in the DigiCommCafe Communications Network with host Denny, KD5DLJ and his guest, Dave Casler, KE0OG of Ham Radio Answers. Learn more about Dave and his efforts to help the ham radio community at https://dcasler.com/ham-radio/ . Drop-in on my LIVE Podcast each morning at 7:00am Central in the DigiCommCafe Chat Gro...

Imagine being able to do DMR, DSTAR, FUSION, P25 and NXDN without a radio or a hotspot from anywhere in the world for a couple hundred bucks investment. Well, now you can! With the DVSwitch Server in your home. You'll need a Raspberry Pi, DV3000 or ThumbDV, and android device such as a phone, tablet, network radio or Android TV Box and a little bit of time and willingness to learn some Linux comma...

This is a CafeCast interview that occurred on September 2, 2019 in the DigiCommCafe Communications Network with Dennyj, KD5DLJ and guests the Pearson Family, winners of the Huntsville Hamfest Grand Prize of the ICOM 7610. This was a thrilling experience for this homeschool family from Tennessee. Having already been featured on several video podcast to tell their experience, we now have them share...

This is a Radio On The ROCKS CafeCast interview that occurred on August 29, 2019 in the DigiCommCafe Communications Network with Dennyj, KD5DLJ and his guest K9EI of Silsbee, Texas.

This is a CafeCast interview with our neighbor and friend, Myra Pitney of Omaha, Arkansas where she shares the story of sexual abuse as a child to being an adoptive parent who has who has forgiven and is forgiven through her personal encounter with the kindness of God expressed through Jesus.

This is a CafeCast interview that occurred on August 24, 2019 in the DigiCommCafe Communications Network with Dennyj, KD5DLJ and his guest, YACHT founder Edward Engleman, KG8CX of Menominee, Michigan. Learn more at http://yacht.younghams.org

This is a CafeCast interview that occurred on August 21, 2019 in the DigiCommCafe Communications Network with Dennyj, KD5DLJ and his guest, 10 year old YACHT member and licensed amateur radio operator, James Burnette, KN4RUU of Birmingham, Alabama.