by m0xtd | Jul 2, 2012 | Daily Updates
Wyatt AC0RA and Bill OM3BD have broken the AMSAT-OSCAR-7 (AO-7) long distance (DX) record set in 2010. Their GPS-measured 7849km QSO between grid squares EN31vx and JN88mf surpassed the prior 7843km record set by PY5LF and K3SZH in 2010. Bill says that Wyatt did all...
by m0xtd | Jun 30, 2012 | Daily Updates
The amateur radio SwampSat satellite, built by students at the University of Florida (UF) was recently unveiled. Its downlink will use 1200 bps AX25 packet radio on 437.385 MHz with 1 watt of RF. The team are planning on a December 2012 launch on the SpaceX Falcon 9...
by m0xtd | Jun 28, 2012 | Daily Updates
The minutes of the ARISS International Monthly Teleconference for June 19 carry this report on the status of the amateur radio equipment for the ISS Columbus module. Kenneth [N5VHO] reported that an onboard power issue somewhat impacted ARISS radio operations. The air...
by m0xtd | Jun 27, 2012 | Daily Updates
The development of the amateur radio satellite KiwiSAT is completed and it is now ready for a LEO launch. It carries a 435 or 1268 MHz to 145 MHz linear transponder for SSB/CW operation. * Transmit Power: 2 Watts PEP. * Beacon frequency: 145.885 MHz * Uplink:...
by m0xtd | Jun 26, 2012 | Daily Updates
The first CAMSAT amateur radio satellite CAS-1 (aka XW-1, HO-68) carried a linear transponder and proved very popular with radio amateurs world-wide. CAMSAT and students at the Qian Youth Space Academy have been working on the next satellite CAS-2. The launch of CAS-2...
