by Peter Goodhall | Apr 7, 2013 | Daily Updates
AMSAT-DL reports that on April 2, 2013, the two NASA STEREO space-based observatories switched to Turbo Codes to transmit their real-time space weather data permanently. A network of four ground stations, located at the IUZ in Bochum/Germany, CNES in Toulouse/France,...
by Peter Goodhall | Apr 6, 2013 | Daily Updates
The WIA is pleased to announce that Peter Brown VK4PJ will attain 100 years of age on Saturday, April 13. It is believed by his friends that Peter was first licensed in the early 1950’s . There is evidence that he was issued with Amateur Radio licence QA.244 on 12...
by Peter Goodhall | Apr 6, 2013 | Daily Updates
Paul 2E1EUB has traveled to Scotland to activate some rare grid squares on the satellites using the call 2M1EUB. On Saturday, April 6, he posted on the AMSAT Bulletin Board: Limited Internet…. .Lots of deep snow….I’m in the middle of the wilds [Grid...
by Peter Goodhall | Apr 5, 2013 | Daily Updates
Ted Cooke-Yarborough passed away on January 10, 2013 aged 94. He was the lead designer of one of the world’s early computers and a pioneer in radar, transistorisation and electronics. By the age of eleven he had built his first wireless receiver and at Canford...
by Peter Goodhall | Apr 4, 2013 | Daily Updates
Hector Martinez CO6CBF in Cuba has worked Joe Murphy EI5EV in County Kilkenny on FO-29 over a distance of 6955.1 km. Hector writes: I am pleased to report that on Wednesday, April 3 I had my first contact on satellites with Ireland. Joe, EI5EV and I completed it...
