by Peter Goodhall | Jul 16, 2013 | Daily Updates
As part of the AMSAT-UK International Space Colloquium there will be two opportunities to visit the satellite facilities at the Surrey Satellite Technology Limited (SSTL) Kepler building. Visit # 1 – Friday, July 19 at 5 PM Visit # 2 – Sat, July 20 at 9...
by Peter Goodhall | Jul 13, 2013 | Daily Updates
The South African Radio League (SARL) has issued the following bulletin about the company SunSpace which developed out of the Stellenbosch University SUNSAT OSCAR-35 project and was responsible for building the SumbandilaSat OSCAR-67 satellite. Both SUNSAT and...
by Peter Goodhall | Jul 12, 2013 | Daily Updates
Henk Hamoen PA3GUO used his AMSAT-UK FUNcube Dongle Software Defined Radio (FCD SDR) to show the variations in signal strength between the two amateur radio stations on-board the International Space Station (ISS). The amateur radio station in the Russian Service...
by Peter Goodhall | Jul 12, 2013 | Daily Updates
In HamRadioNow episode 85 Gary Pearce KN4AQ talks to a pair of AMSAT Vice Presidents – Tony Montiero AA2TX (Engineering) and Mark Hammond N8MH (Education) who tell us about the new Fox-1 Satellite. They explain why AMSAT must transition from a bunch of hams who...
by Peter Goodhall | Jul 10, 2013 | Daily Updates
Radio amateurs Dave Akerman M6RPI and Anthony Stirk M0UPU provide an update on a balloon launch planned for this Saturday, July 13 which aims to test the firing mechanism for the LOHAN rocket. There will be several 434 MHz radio transmitters on-board including one...
