by Peter Goodhall | Jun 16, 2017 | Daily Updates
Chertsey Radio Club is running a virtual build-a-thon to construct a dual-band satellite antenna for 2m/70cm using low-cost parts and it’s open to all. They will be using WebEx so access to a PC/Tablet, webcam and Internet will be needed to take advantage of the...
by Peter Goodhall | Jun 16, 2017 | Daily Updates
A syllabus consultation is being held for the new Foundation, Intermediate and Advanced RSGB amateur radio exams. Surprisingly 7B1 Band Plans on page 56 of the consultation document proposes not teaching Foundation candidates that “transmissions on satellite...
by Peter Goodhall | Jun 15, 2017 | Daily Updates
Two of CAMSAT’s amateur radio payloads piggybacked on the optical remote sensing micro-satellites OVS-1A and OVS-1B were launched at 0300 GMT on Thursday, June 15, 2017 from the Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center, on the CZ-4B launch vehicle. The primary payload of this...
by Peter Goodhall | May 25, 2017 | Daily Updates
The 2017 CubeSat Developers Workshop, held in San Luis Obispo CA April 26-28, was the biggest event yet, with almost 550 attendees from 19 different countries! All 2017 presentation slides are now available online at http://mstl.atl.calpoly.edu/%7Eworkshop/archive/...
by Peter Goodhall | May 24, 2017 | Daily Updates
Fourth year electrical engineering student Aya Jaafari is a member of the JY1-SAT team. She says working on the CubeSat has allowed her to practically implement a lot of what she learns theoretically at university. The Jordan Times reports on the country’s first...
