by Peter Goodhall | Dec 17, 2014 | Daily Updates
The Board of the UK communication regulator Ofcom has announced the appointment of Sharon White as Chief Executive. Sharon will join Ofcom in late March 2015 from HM Treasury, where she is Second Permanent Secretary. In this role Sharon is the lead official...
by Peter Goodhall | Dec 17, 2014 | Daily Updates
Issue 208 of the AMSAT-UK amateur radio satellite publication OSCAR News was released on December 17. E-members can download it here. The paper edition is usually posted 2-3 weeks after publication of the electronic issue. In this issue: • Scouts Jamboree On The Air...
by Peter Goodhall | Dec 16, 2014 | Daily Updates
Samantha Cristoforetti IZ0UDF has written about her first amateur radio school contact from the International Space Station. 20 students from “Elena di Savoia” in Bari and “Alessandro Volta” in Bitonto were able to ask her questions about space and the ISS. Read her...
by Peter Goodhall | Dec 15, 2014 | Daily Updates
Zdenek Samek OK1DFC and Rob Hardenberg PE1ITR reported receiving the amateur radio beacon from the ARTSAT2:DESPATCH spacecraft on December 14 at a distance of 4,700,000 km. Congratulations to both radio amateurs on a remarkable achievement. The amateur radio...
by Peter Goodhall | Dec 13, 2014 | Daily Updates
OSCAR Number Administrator Bill Tynan, W3XO issued this announcement on December 12: “Since DESPATCH appears to have met all of the requirements for an OSCAR number, including IARU coordination, I hereby with the authority vested in me be by the AMSAT-NA...
