by m0xtd | May 9, 2012 | Daily Updates
The first ham radio transmissions by an amateur radio operator in space were made by Owen K. Garriott W5LFL during the STS-9 Columbia mission in 1983. This led to many further space flights incorporating amateur radio as an educational and back-up communications tool....
by m0xtd | May 8, 2012 | Daily Updates
Alexandru Csete OZ9AEC has previously written about interference from FM stations on the HO-68 linear transponder. He now reports that other satellites with linear transponders (designed for SSB/CW use only) also suffer from local FM traffic by people who...
by m0xtd | May 7, 2012 | Daily Updates
ARTSAT PROJECT-1: INVADER is an amateur radio “Art Satellite” currently being developed as a part of the “ARTSAT: Art and Satellite Project” which aims at a practical use of a satellite for art and design. Invader is a 1U CubeSat being developed by students at Tama...
by m0xtd | May 7, 2012 | Daily Updates
The Cubesat “Image The Future” ITF-1 build by students at the University of Tsukuba has had the frequency of 437.525 MHz coordinated by the IARU Amateur Satellite Frequency Cooordination panel. IFT-1 recently underwent thermal vacuum testing. It is planned...
by m0xtd | May 6, 2012 | Daily Updates
Supporting Organisation Ministry of Science, Technology & Productive Innovation Contact Person norberto.wente.dk.nospam Headline Details: CubeBug-1 is the first technology demonstration mission for a new cubesat platform design (mechanics, hardware and...
