by Peter Goodhall | Jun 6, 2015 | Daily Updates
Jason Davis @jasonrdavis reports that LightSail, call sign KK6HIT, is operational again. Nine beacon packets on 437.435 MHz (AX.25, 9600 bps FSK) were received during 2:14 pm EDT pass on June 6, 2015. Update: The sail started deploying at 1947 UT on June 7, 2015. A...
by Peter Goodhall | Jun 6, 2015 | Daily Updates
Issue 210 of the AMSAT-UK amateur radio satellite publication OSCAR News was released on June 4, 2015. E-members can download it here. The paper edition is usually posted 2-3 weeks after publication of the electronic issue. In this issue: • UAE to build new space...
by Peter Goodhall | Jun 5, 2015 | Daily Updates
The departure and return to Earth of ISS astronaut Samantha Cristoforetti IZ0UDF will be broadcast on NASA TV during June 11, 2015. With her on the return journey will be Terry Virts and Anton Shkaplerov. The three have spent more than six months performing scientific...
by Peter Goodhall | Jun 5, 2015 | Daily Updates
Working the International Space Station, amateur radio satellites and High Altitude balloons featured at two events over the weekend of May 30-31, 2015. On Saturday, May 30 members of Essex Ham explained amateur radio to the Raspberry Pi community at the Southend...
by Peter Goodhall | May 31, 2015 | Daily Updates
Having yorkie dog clothes is proving an enjoyable challenge for the AMSAT-UK teams involved. Both the Nayif-1 CubeSat and our payload on ESEO will provide similar 1k2 BPSK FUNcube compatible downlinks so the teams have quite a lot in common. The two teams got together...
