by Peter Goodhall | May 19, 2018 | Daily Updates
DSLWP is a lunar formation flying mission led by Harbin Institute of Technology for low frequency radio astronomy, amateur radio and education. It consists of a pair of 47 kg microsatellites launched from the Xichang Space Center into a lunar transfer orbit at 21:28...
by Peter Goodhall | May 14, 2018 | Daily Updates
CAMSAT has released details of three new amateur radio satellites, CAS-5A, CAS-5B and CAS-6, that are hoped to launch in September 2018. Two of the satellites CAS-5A and CAS-6 will carry transponders. CAS-5A a 6U CubeSat which will include the following capabilities:...
by Peter Goodhall | May 13, 2018 | Daily Updates
The AMSAT News Service reports members of Camb-Hams operating GS3PYE/P will be active on the amateur radio satellites from the Isle of Islay between May 13-18. The Camb-Hams have been activating the Scottish Isles each year since 2008. As in the past, ten or more...
by Peter Goodhall | May 10, 2018 | Daily Updates
Masa JN1GKZ reports JAXA has announced three CubeSats, Irazu (Costa Rica), 1KUNS-PF (Kenya) and UBAKUSAT (Turkey) will deploy from the International Space Station on Friday, May 11 between 1030-1040 GMT. All the CubeSats carry amateur radio payloads, Irazu and...
by Peter Goodhall | May 5, 2018 | Daily Updates
The very welcome announcement of the massive allocation by ComReg of low-band VHF spectrum to the Amateur Service raised some questions about the wording in the document. Seán Nolan EI7CD, IRTS/ComReg Liaison, has kindly provided this clarification: The use of AMSAT...
