Amateur satellite operation is ham radio with a moving target — the pass window is 10 minutes and the Doppler shift requires active frequency correction. Someone who has made their first contact through the ISS or an FM LEO satellite is hooked, and the next step is a proper Arrow antenna, a dedicated handheld, and the software to track passes before they happen.
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