Sunday, January 22, 2006

Talking to the Stars

Last night, I helped (ok, watched mainly) Andy, my neighbor, to install a 2 meter and 70cm antenna on his roof. The assembly that is bolted to the roof rotates 360 degrees horizontally and can move the antennas 180 degrees vertically - it's all controlled by a computer, allowing Andy to track the satellites as they cross the sky.

Best part - I'm licenced on those bands, so I can play too!

And, a couple of fuzzy photos:






1 comment:

Anonymous said...

That is so cool! You know, I think this radio thing might just catch on. It's so much more focused and intimate than TV. :-) (Both Bill O'Reilly and Keith Olbermann are on radio as well as TV now.) QED