by m0xtd | Dec 30, 2011 | Daily Updates
Clive Wallis G3CWV provides an update on the UK Amateur Radio satellite Oscar 11 which has completed nearly 28 years in orbit. This report covers the period from September 1 to December 28 2011. The satellite has continued to operate in a very predictable way since...
by m0xtd | Dec 30, 2011 | Daily Updates
The BBC report that Hackers plan to put their own communication satellites into orbit. The scheme was outlined at the Chaos Communication Congress in Berlin. The project’s organisers said the Hackerspace Global Grid will also involve developing a grid of ground...
by m0xtd | Dec 27, 2011 | Daily Updates
On Dec. 27, BBC Radio 4 broadcast an interview with Professor Colin Pillinger about the UK Mars exploration mission Beagle 2 which landed on the Red Planet on Christmas Day 2003. An MP3 of the interview is now available. Eight years ago, planetary scientist Colin...
by m0xtd | Dec 25, 2011 | Daily Updates
ARISSat-1 . . A Fun HAM Satellite! David Pruett KF7ETX has released this video of the amateur radio satellite ARISSat-1. There are only a few days left to hear it before it re-enters the Earth’s atmosphere. The YouTube description reads: Tune your radios...
by m0xtd | Dec 24, 2011 | Daily Updates
AMSAT-UK would like to wish all it’s members and followers a very Merry Christmas,and a prosperous new year. Good Luck in 2012.
