by Peter Goodhall | Apr 11, 2016 | Daily Updates
The International Amateur Radio Union is pleased to announce that Hans Blondeel Timmerman, PB2T, is appointed to serve as IARU Satellite Advisor. The appointment is effective immediately. Blondeel Timmerman was first licensed in 1980 and has served as VERON HF...
by Peter Goodhall | Apr 9, 2016 | Daily Updates
The Radio Amateur Society of Thailand (RAST) report ISIS are building the first Thai amateur radio satellite JAISAT-1 and the first Advanced Class examination will be held in June, 2016. The JAISAT-1 CubeSat is planned to carry a linear transponder and RAST say the...
by Peter Goodhall | Apr 9, 2016 | Daily Updates
ARISS reports that International Space Station (ISS) Slow Scan TV (SSTV) transmissions on 145.800 MHz FM are scheduled between April 11-15, 2016. UPDATE: Dmitry Pashkov R4UAB reported the ISS SSTV equipment was activated at 1200 UT, April 11 but there was no signal on...
by Peter Goodhall | Apr 7, 2016 | Daily Updates
On April 7 to celebrate the 44th birthday of astronaut Tim Peake the UK Space Agency published their 10 favourite moments from his Principia mission – Amateur Radio was number 7 The UKSA say “Five schools have held amateur radio call to Tim as he passes...
by Peter Goodhall | Apr 7, 2016 | Daily Updates
EngineerIT magazine reports on the quest by radio amateurs to get transponders on geostationary satellites. The article quotes President of AMSAT DL, Peter Gülzow DB2OS, and describes the transponders planned for the Es’Hail-2 satellite, expected to be launched in the...
