by m0xtd | Dec 7, 2011 | Daily Updates
In a 1963 edition of the Sky at Night show Arthur C. Clarke, who in 1945 predicted geostationary satellites, is interviewed by Patrick Moore. The perils of spaceflight prediction http://www.thespacereview.com/article/1981/1
by m0xtd | Dec 7, 2011 | Daily Updates
A review of the AMSAT-UK FUNcube Dongle VHF/UHF Software Defined Radio has just been published in CQ Ham Radio magazine. The review can be seen at http://www.funcubedongle.com/MyImages/35a.pdf However, it’s in Japanese so we are none the wiser as to what it says...
by m0xtd | Dec 5, 2011 | Daily Updates
The amateur radio satellite STARS-II has been developed by students at Kagawa University and consists of a Mother satellite and Daughter satellite connected by tether. STARS stands for Space Tethered Autonomous Robotic Satellite. The mission will include formation...
by m0xtd | Dec 5, 2011 | Daily Updates
Dozens of messages were posted to the Amsat-bb after the news of the amateur radio satellite AO-51’s end of mission was received. Many remembered their contacts, several thanked the Operating Team. Many noted that AO-51 was the satellite that brought them into...
by m0xtd | Dec 3, 2011 | Daily Updates
On his French language website HB9AFO provides an update on the SwissCube amateur radio satellite. He says that the Swiss EPFL Space Center annual meeting was held December 1. EPFL operations with SwissCube are now finished. For the remainder of its life, SwissCube...
