by m0xtd | Nov 26, 2011 | Daily Updates
AMSAT-NA VP Operations Drew Glasbrenner KO4MA reports on Friday’s IHU crash on the Amateur Radio satellite AO-51. Sometime between 1815 and 1945Z November 25, AO-51’s IHU crashed. This happened after a few days of intermittent and unpredictable operation....
by m0xtd | Nov 25, 2011 | Daily Updates
ARRL Test Engineer Bob Allison, WB1GCM, discusses the Amateur Radio satellite ARISSat-1/KEDR with Project Manager Gould Smith, WA4SXM, and talks with Jan King VK4GEY/W3GEY about OSCAR-5. Watch the Gould Smith, WA4SXM, interview recorded at the 2011 AMSAT Symposium in...
by m0xtd | Nov 23, 2011 | Daily Updates
Space station hams land safely Three radio amateurs returned safely to Earth on Monday, having completed nearly six months in space onboard the International Space Station (ISS) Expedition 29 Commander Mike Fossum KF5AQG, Flight Engineers Satoshi Furukawa KE5DAW of...
by m0xtd | Nov 20, 2011 | Daily Updates
The Central Research Institute of Machine Building (TSNIIMASH) in Russia is conducting a series of space plasma experiments in order to evaluate the shape of previously observed “dead” zone, or shadowing due to the firing of an onboard arcjet plasma...
by m0xtd | Nov 20, 2011 | Daily Updates
In September 2011 members of London Hackspace took an Amateur Radio Foundation course at their original Shoreditch venue. It was led by Chris Driver G6CMD of the Verulam Amateur Radio Club and all passed. It is hoped further courses will be held in the future. The...
