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Satellite Ground Stations!

We are currently working on a new project to become your central source for satellite ground station equipment – built on the perfect foundation for an amateur radio satellite ground station: a strong, versatile Carlson Roof Tower.

For starters, this document lists all the hardware you’ll need to build a fully operational, high-quality satellite ground station. We are working on creating a plug-and-play package with all these products. Stay tuned!

A big thanks to AMSAT Ambassador and YouTube producer Rob Theiss (W5ITR) – “The Digital Rancher” on YouTube – for his advice and support in helping us get this project launched.

Rob is creating a series on his YouTube channel documenting his satellite ground station build on his Texas ranch. Here’s his first video, where he assembles a 6-foot Carlson Roof Tower:

As Rob explains in the video, he will install the Carlson Roof Tower on ground!

In our booth at the Dayton Hamvention, on Saturday, May 17, Rob is giving a presentation on making satellite contacts. We’ll post a video of Rob’s session here after the show.

We’ll create a section of our website dedicated this exciting project in the weeks ahead, which will include posting all of Rob’s videos in this series.

And speaking of YouTube videos…

At the Orlando HamCation this February, Jason Johnston (KC5HWB) – producer of the YouTube channel Ham Radio 2.0 – interviewed CRT marketing director Ron Jones:

A big thanks to Jason for conducting this interview and posting it on his very popular YouTube channel!

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