" Low Power Digital Communications from the Mountains of Nepal” "
The presentation is about using a battery-powered amateur radio station during a trek into the Everest region of Nepal. In years past this wasn't deemed to be very feasible but with the advent of new digital communication protocols developed for radio astronomy by Nobel Prize winner Dr. Joel Taylor, himself an amateur radio operator - everything has changed. Ken Goodwin will describe his trek in May/June 2022 to the Everest region of Nepal where he successfully operated his amateur radio station at 17,000 feet and above. The presentation will address high-altitude trekking, the hobby of amateur radio, high-frequency propagation, the FT4 / FT8 weak-signal digital communication protocols, and the problems overcome in the month-long trip.
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- Date: 01 Apr 2023
- Time: 11:30 AM to 12:30 PM
- All times are (UTC-05:00) Central Time (US & Canada)
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- Himayalan Taj
- 1425 NASA Road 1
- Houston, Texas
- United States 77058
- Starts 20 March 2023 10:04 PM
- Ends 31 March 2023 05:00 PM
- All times are (UTC-05:00) Central Time (US & Canada)
- No Admission Charge
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" Low Power Digital Communications from the Mountains of Nepal”
The presentation is about using a battery-powered amateur radio station during a trek into the Everest region of Nepal. In years past this wasn't deemed to be very feasible but with the advent of new digital communication protocols developed for radio astronomy by Nobel Prize winner Dr. Joel Taylor, himself an amateur radio operator - everything has changed. Ken Goodwin will describe his trek in May/June 2022 to the Everest region of Nepal where he successfully operated his amateur radio station at 17,000 feet and above. The presentation will address high-altitude trekking, the hobby of amateur radio, high-frequency propagation, the FT4 / FT8 weak-signal digital communication protocols and the problems overcome in the month-long trip.
Biography:
Ken is a retired aerospace engineer who has worked on Apollo, the Space Shuttle, and the International Space Station at the Johnson Space Center in the area of flight control. Also, as a University Adjunct Professor, he taught Graduate computer engineering classes at the University of Houston Clear Lake. He is a mountaineering buff and has been to the Himalayas several times for trekking and mountain climbing. Ken is a past chair of the Galveston Bay Section and has served the section in various capacities such as Treasurer and Awards Chair.
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