by Peter Goodhall | Jan 28, 2016 | Daily Updates
The deployment activities scheduled for Friday, January 29, 2016 include capturing CYCLOPS with the JEM Remote Manipulator System, maneuvering CYCLOPS to the deployment location, and final deployment of AggieSat4 from CYCLOPS An example of the deployment mechanism can...
by Peter Goodhall | Jan 28, 2016 | Daily Updates
On Monday, January 26, 2016, Tony Wiltshire, M0TNY/ZB2TY – from Martin Lynch & Sons Ltd and Mark Haynes, M0DXR – from Kenwood UK visited Sandringham School in St Albans. A presentation and demonstration was made to Polly, M6POG, Emma, M6GJQ and...
by Peter Goodhall | Jan 27, 2016 | Daily Updates
IARU Region 1 has released the papers for the Interim Meeting to be held in Vienna April 15-17, 2016. Among the papers for the C5 VHF/UHF/Microwave Committee is one on harmonizing APRS. VIE16_C5_41_1.pdf – 144 /435 MHz APRS Harmonisation The paper covers global...
by Peter Goodhall | Jan 27, 2016 | Daily Updates
The AggieSat4 satellite carrying the Bevo-2 CubeSat is expected to be deployed from the International Space Station (ISS) on January 29, both have amateur radio payloads. Below is a timelapse of the build process of the Texas A&M student-built satellite,...
by Peter Goodhall | Jan 24, 2016 | Daily Updates
On Tuesday, February 2, Steve Hedgecock M0SHQ will give a presentation to the Chelmsford Amateur Radio Society (CARS) on amateur radio satellites, the talk is open to all. The main part of the presentation will be on simple satellite operation using an FT-817 and hand...
