by Peter Goodhall | Jun 29, 2014 | Daily Updates
The LituanicaSAT-1 (LO-78) team have announced activation of the FM transponder. Dear radio amateurs, I want to notify that finally after a long break (mainly due to ground station maintenance works) we have switched the transponder on again. Duty cycle will depend on...
by Peter Goodhall | Jun 27, 2014 | Daily Updates
The UK communications regulator Ofcom has started a public consultation on the key issues to be considered at the World Radiocommunication Conference 2015 (WRC). These conferences are held approximately every four years and take key decisions concerning the...
by Peter Goodhall | Jun 26, 2014 | Daily Updates
On Saturday, June 28, the ARTSAT1:INVADER CubeSat will transmit a Cosmic Poem on 437.200 MHz FM. The announcement says: Sound art, experimental poetry practice on an artificial satellite by Tomomi Adachi and Akihiro Kubota. Berlin-based Japanese sound...
by Peter Goodhall | Jun 26, 2014 | Daily Updates
On Saturday, weather permitting, students at Queen Mary’s Grammar School in Walsall will be launching a High Altitude Balloon “Armstrong” carrying a 434.400 MHz beacon. The launch is planned for 10am (0900 GMT) on Saturday, June 28, 2014 with reserve...
by Peter Goodhall | Jun 25, 2014 | Daily Updates
Valerie Vaz MP has congratulated pupils at Queen Mary’s Grammar School in Walsall on their near Space Program which uses a 434 MHz downlink. Valerie said: “Pupils at Queen Mary’s Grammar School in my constituency are attempting to beat the altitude achieved by Felix...
