by m0xtd | Apr 29, 2012 | Daily Updates
OZ9AEC has found a strange signal in the 7 MHz band using his AMSAT-UK FUNcube Dongle with an HF up-converter. A strange whistle-like signal received on the 40 meter band using Gqrx software defined radio receiver and a Funcube Dongle equipped with a shortwave...
by m0xtd | Apr 29, 2012 | Daily Updates
Since the inception of The International Traffic in Arms Regulations (ITAR) in 1999, all US-built satellites have been subject to the US Munitions List, including amateur radio, education and university satellite projects. The Directorate of Defense Trade Controls...
by m0xtd | Apr 28, 2012 | Daily Updates
Bob Bruninga WB4APR reports on the 2nd Party Balloon mission, carrying APRS and a 2.4 GHz wireless camera, that took place Friday, April 27. Everything possible went wrong! A disaster of monstrous proportions. But finally got it all working and just wanted it gone! ...
by m0xtd | Apr 28, 2012 | Daily Updates
Lopez-Alegria is a former NASA astronaut, International Space Station commander and test pilot. A four-time astronaut he holds three NASA records incl longest spaceflight; 215 days! Michael will share his extraordinary story and gaze into the future of spaceflight as...
by m0xtd | Apr 27, 2012 | Daily Updates
BBC News report on Skylon, designed to be an unpiloted spaceplane by the UK company Reaction Engines Limited (REL). It uses a combined-cycle, air-breathing rocket engine to reach orbit in a single stage. The report by BBC Science correspondent Jonathan Amos along with...
