by Peter Goodhall | Nov 12, 2013 | Daily Updates
This Saturday, November 16 Australian radio amateurs will launch a HF high altitude balloon, PSB-5, transmitting WSPR, JT65, THOR and Slow Scan Digital Video (SSDV). Our PSB-5 balloon launch will be from Bendigo, Victoria this Saturday, November 16, 2013 at 11am...
by Peter Goodhall | Nov 11, 2013 | Daily Updates
The FUNcube-1 software team is working feverishly to complete the FUNcube Dashboard software that will be used to decode and display the telemetry that will be transmitted from the spacecraft on 145.935 MHz after the launch planned for November 21 at 07:10:11 UT....
by Peter Goodhall | Nov 11, 2013 | Daily Updates
Graham Shirville G3VZV was interviewed about the FUNcube-1 CubeSat in the Roberto Perrone show on BBC Three Counties Radio. The interview, broadcast on Monday, November 11 is now available on the web. FUNcube is an educational spacecraft project with the goal of...
by Peter Goodhall | Nov 10, 2013 | Daily Updates
Attempts to recover the 20 year-old amateur radio satellite AO-27 are continuing and signals have been received on 436.795 MHz. On the AMSAT Bulletin Board Reid W4UPD reports: “Heard AO27 a couple of times. Both yesterday and today [Nov. 10]. Today I heard it...
by Peter Goodhall | Nov 8, 2013 | Daily Updates
The FUNcube-1 launch service provider, ISIS Launch Services, has been very busy at Yasny these past few days. They have been integrating all their charges into ISIPODs and then mounting the ISIPODs onto the SHM (Space Head Module). On Thursday, November 8 the ISIPOD...
