by Peter Goodhall | Aug 26, 2015 | Daily Updates
The early booking discount for the RSGB Convention has been extended until August 31. The Convention takes place in Milton Keynes, October 9-11, and there is an impressive line up of speakers planned, including: • Ionosondes by Dr Ruth Bamford • Regular 3000km+...
by Peter Goodhall | Aug 25, 2015 | Daily Updates
Following on the successes of ZACube-1, a.k.a. TshepisoSat, ZACube-2 is the second instalment in the Cape Peninsula University of Technology (CPUT) F’SATI mission series. The satellite will serve as technology demonstrator for essential subsystems and form the basis...
by Peter Goodhall | Aug 21, 2015 | Daily Updates
The IARU Region 3 (Asia/Pacific) Directors have submitted a band plan paper concerning amateur satellite allocations for consideration at the IARU Region 3 Conference which takes place October 12-16 in Bali, Indonesia. This is the 16th Conference and it will be hosted...
by Peter Goodhall | Aug 20, 2015 | Daily Updates
Would you like to build your own satellite? Would you like to do that in a single weekend…and fly it too? The Satellite Applications Catapult has developed a build-your-own satellite kit. Over the course of a weekend you will assemble, test and program your own...
by Peter Goodhall | Aug 20, 2015 | Daily Updates
On Thursday, August 20, Onno VK6FLAB was interviewed by Gillian O’Shaughnessy for the ABC 720 Breakfast Show to talk about Amateur Radio after a UK based radio ham, Adrian 2E0SDR, managed a contact with the ISS from his garden shed. Read the ABC 720 Blog Post...
