by Peter Goodhall | Dec 21, 2013 | Daily Updates
Paulo PV8DX and Luciano PY5LF have made the first contact using the amateur radio FUNcube-1 AO-73 satellite between the North and the South of Brazil. Watch AO73 – HAM CUBESAT...
by Peter Goodhall | Dec 21, 2013 | Daily Updates
Former radio amateur Jeff Garzik ex-KB4UZB plans to develop a CubeSat BitSat to distribute block chain data for the digital currency Bitcoin. Jeff’s amateur radio license expired in 2006 and in recent years during his spare time he has been a Bitcoin...
by Peter Goodhall | Dec 20, 2013 | Daily Updates
BBC TV News has reported on the 434.075 MHz STRATODEAN balloon carrying Santa and Rudolf that was launched from Coleford, Gloucestershire, UK. The BBC say that amateur scientists Cassie Phelps and Mark Ireland, from the Forest of Dean, successful launched Santa and...
by Peter Goodhall | Dec 19, 2013 | Daily Updates
A publisher of printed paper books, Mikazuki Publishing House, has issued a press release saying they will be launching a 3U CubeSat in August 2014 that would have both voice and data uplinks and downlinks. They intend to use the CubeSat for a single book marketing...
by Peter Goodhall | Dec 19, 2013 | Daily Updates
Founded in 1975 AMSAT-UK is a voluntary organisation that supports the design and building of equipment for Amateur Radio Satellites. AMSAT-UK initially produced a short bulletin called OSCAR News to give members advice on amateur satellite communications. Since those...
