by Peter Goodhall | May 14, 2016 | Daily Updates
The MinXSS and CADRE CubeSats, both carrying amateur radio payloads, are set to be deployed from the International Space Station (ISS) on May 16, 2016 between 1000-1100 UT. MinXSS will be beaconing in the UHF at 437.345 MHz every 9 seconds and will initially be in an...
by Peter Goodhall | May 13, 2016 | Daily Updates
Ofcom is consulting on plans to put Wi-Fi across Amateur and Amateur Satellite spectrum in the 5 GHz band. The Ofcom consultation document implies that amateur satellites in 5 GHz only operate in very Low Earth Orbits – This is false. A5.28 Amateurs can access...
by Peter Goodhall | May 12, 2016 | Daily Updates
TV presenter Jason Bradbury 2E0JAB was among those present at a mass launch of 25 balloons transmitting in 434 MHz on Thursday, May 12, 2016. Balloons from 25 schools were launched in batches of five from RAF Cosford. Each balloon carried a payload...
by Peter Goodhall | May 2, 2016 | Daily Updates
The final ARISS school contact of the Principia Mission took place on Monday, May 9 at 0926 GMT (10:26 am BST) between The King’s School GB1OSM in Ottery St Mary, Devon and Tim Peake GB1SS on the International Space Station. The contact was receivable by radio...
by Peter Goodhall | Apr 30, 2016 | Daily Updates
The Russian Tomsk-TPU-120 CubeSat is different from other CubeSats – it has a handle! The 3U CubeSat was launched from Baikonur to the ISS on March 31, 2016 in a Progress-MS-2 cargo vessel. It will be deployed by hand during a future Russian spacewalk (EVA),...
