by m0xtd | Dec 13, 2011 | Daily Updates
Nanosat Misssion Idea Contest
by m0xtd | Dec 12, 2011 | Daily Updates
The first amateur radio satellite OSCAR 1 was launched 50 years ago on December 12, 1961. OSCAR 1 was battery powered and signals lasted for about two weeks. It re-entered the Earth’s atmosphere on January 31, 1962. The AMSAT News Service is re-running the...
by m0xtd | Dec 11, 2011 | Daily Updates
The UK Tech Podcast, FrequencyCast, has released a short video showing reception in Essex of FM voice and an SSTV image from the amateur radio satellite ARISSat-1. The 145.950 MHz FM signal was recorded at 1055 UT on November 14, 2011 and was uploaded to support the...
by m0xtd | Dec 11, 2011 | Daily Updates
The first 6502 based BBC microcomputers were produced on December 1, 1981. They proved popular with radio amateurs who used them for RTTY, Cambridge Packet Radio, SSTV and running the AMSAT-UK software library. The Cambridge Packet Radio software was popular in the...
by m0xtd | Dec 11, 2011 | Daily Updates
Mark Hammond, N8MH appointed AMSAT VP-Educational Outreach AMSAT President Barry Baines, WD4ASW has announced the appointment of Mark Hammond, N8MH as AMSAT Vice President-Educational Relations. Barry noted, “The subject of educational outreach was well...
