by Peter Goodhall | Jul 20, 2021 | Daily Updates
AMSAT has announced the transponder on the amateur satellite AO-109 (Fox-1E) is available for use by efficient modes such as FT4 or CW. A statement on the AMSAT website says: The AMSAT Engineering and Operations Teams are pleased to announce that AO-109...
by Peter Goodhall | Jun 14, 2021 | Daily Updates
ARISS report there will be an “Amateur Radio on Shuttle, Mir and ISS” Slow Scan TV (SSTV) event from June 21-26. Transmissions from the International Space Station will be on 145.800 MHz FM using PD120. The ARISS team will be transmitting SSTV images...
by Peter Goodhall | Jun 13, 2021 | Daily Updates
The Mauritius Amateur Radio Society (MARS), is offering an Award to commemorate the deployment of the MIR-SAT1 CubeSat from the ISS, planned for June 22 at 10:55 GMT. The award is open to all participating Radio Amateurs/SWLs worldwide and will be issued to those...
by Peter Goodhall | Jun 11, 2021 | Daily Updates
IARU volunteers have been participating in the CEPT FM and SE Working Groups looking after the amateur and amateur satellite service interests. CEPT WG-SE #88 took place during April and WG-FM #99 took place at the end of May. The report from the IARU Region 1 site...
by Peter Goodhall | Jun 10, 2021 | Daily Updates
Two CHESS CubeSats had been planned to carry amateur radio linear transponders, however, it was announced on June 10, 2021, there will not be any amateur payload on the satellites. A translation of the press release reads: The CHESS project management, due to funding...
