A new addition to the shack: the ICOM IC-820H V/UHF all-mode 50W radio.
Pictured above is the FOX Delta ST2 USB rotor controller sent to me by DU9JJY.
This single unit can control both Az and El rotators using satellite software such as SatPC32.
However, this ST2 had some malfunctions, so I investigated and found that some of the inputs and outputs of the PIC CPU PIC16F876A were broken.
I ordered it from Shopee in the Philippines and wrote a program using Akizuki's PIC writer AE-PICPGMII, and it worked fine.
However, since I don't have a rotator, I decided to have DU9JJY do a detailed check.
Shopee, an online retailer in the Philippines, also sells these kinds of parts and should not be underestimated.
386 pesos (1,023 yen, 7 dollars) including shipping
With the exception of Amazon, most Japanese online stores cannot ship overseas, so I have no choice but to rely on Shopee.
Even Amazon has restrictions on overseas shipping for items I want,
None of the retailers offer international shipping, and Japan is lagging behind in internationalization.
Even worse, Japan should lose its international competitiveness and sink!
Now, this is the beacon signal from the Russian satellite RS-44 received by the ICOM IC-820H.
I received a satellite signal for the first time.
I don't have a V/UHF antenna, so I tried receiving it with a 50MHz 5-element Yagi antenna.
The signal was very weak, but I could hear the CW beacon.
The frequency also drops due to the Doppler effect, so it's definitely a signal from RS-44.