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I didn’t know this was a thing: a ham radio operator in his backyard talked to an ISS astronaut orbiting the Earth using a homemade setup with a handheld antenna. Really underscores how close the ISS really is. https://kottke.org/24/02/man-in-backyard-talks-to-orbiting-astronaut-using-homemade-antenna