by Peter Goodhall | Feb 24, 2015 | Daily Updates
Paulo PV8DX of AMSAT-BR turned the recent Slow Scan TV transmissions from the International Space Station (ISS) into an education outreach opportunity for amateur radio. On Monday, February 23, 2015 at the Gonçalves Dias school he explained amateur radio to the...
by Peter Goodhall | Feb 24, 2015 | Daily Updates
Martin Ehrenfried G8JNJ reports excellent SSTV and Packet Radio signals from the International Space Station (ISS) using the online SUWS WebSDR. The omni-direction helix antennas at the WebSDR were designed with high elevation satellites in mind. Conventional antennas...
by Peter Goodhall | Feb 22, 2015 | Daily Updates
IARU Region 1 has released issue 65 of the VHF-UHF-uW newsletter, it covers WRC-15 which could affect a number of amateur radio bands. The newsletter says agenda items at the ITU World Radiocommunication Conference includes topics that affect amateurs in the 5MHz,...
by Peter Goodhall | Feb 22, 2015 | Daily Updates
The ISS Slow Scan television Transmissions have already produced some great pictures, more will be sent Monday, February 23 on 145.800 MHz FM until 2130 UT. On the AMSAT Bulletin Board (AMSAT-BB) Clint Bradford K6LCS posted: Receiving SSTV from the ISS really CAN be...
by Peter Goodhall | Feb 22, 2015 | Daily Updates
David Casler KE0OG has released a series of tutorial videos for the US Extra class license two of which cover amateur radio satellites. The first deals with Orbital Mechanics and the second covers the radio aspects of amateur satellites. Watch Extra Lesson 2.3,...
