Join AMSAT-UK

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...

Video: Commanding the WREN SSTV PocketQube

The WREN Team have released a video showing you how to use the WREN Decoder/Commander App. The tiny PocketQube satellite WREN is just 5x5x5 cm yet is equipped with a camera for Slow Scan TV (SSTV) using the Martin-1 format, a gyro, a magnetic field sensor, momentum...

FUNcube-1 Update Nov 30 / Dec 1

To start with a few stats: From the acquisition of the first signal by ZS1LS on Thursday, November 21 we have had a steady stream of data flowing in. A few Data Warehouse statistics as at 12:00 UT, Nov. 28, 2013: – over 12MB of unique data uploaded and stored...

Introduction to High Altitude Ballooning

In this video Phil Crump M0DNY of the UK High Altitude Society (UKHAS) gives an introduction to High Altitude Ballooning (HAB). The presentation was given to the BATC Convention on October 26, 2013. Watch Introduction to High Altitude Ballooning...