by Peter Goodhall | Aug 3, 2014 | Daily Updates
Mario Lorenz DL5MLO and Achim Vollhardt DH2VA from AMSAT-DL Bochum gave a presentation on the ISEE-3 (ICE) spacecraft to the AMSAT-UK International Space Colloquium in Guildford, on July 26, 2014. The video of the presentation which included a live demonstration of...
by Peter Goodhall | Aug 2, 2014 | Daily Updates
The RF Design stand of Kevin Avery G3AAF is a regular feature of the annual AMSAT-UK International Space Colloquium in Guildford and we were glad to see him again this year. As usual the stand was packed full of precision calibrated noise sources, low noise ampifiers,...
by Peter Goodhall | Aug 1, 2014 | Daily Updates
Professor Sir Martin Sweeting G3YJO is to take up the position of Chair of Surrey Space centre (SSC), Professor Guglielmo Aglietti takes on the role of Director of the Centre. “SSC has been steadily expanding its staff and activities and my new role as Chair will...
by Peter Goodhall | Jul 31, 2014 | Daily Updates
At about 16:30 GMT on Friday, July 31, the solar powered B-64 balloon launched by radio amateur Leo Bodnar M0XER crossed the 1 degree West longitude line completing its circumnavigation of the northern hemisphere in just over 19 days. The balloon, flying at an...
by Peter Goodhall | Jul 30, 2014 | Daily Updates
The 434 MHz solar powered balloon B-64, launched by radio amateur Leo Bodnar M0XER, is approaching the UK at the end of a record breaking journey around the world. Leo launched his balloon from Silverstone in the UK on July 12, 2014. It traveled east across Asia, the...
