by m0xtd | Jan 9, 2012 | Daily Updates
This video, shot in Descartes High School, shows the school’s contact with astronaut Dan Burbank KC5ZSX who was onboard the International Space Station (ISS). Watch Contact ARISS – F6KRK – Montigny-Le-Bretonneux – 09 Janvier 2012 [youtube...
by m0xtd | Jan 9, 2012 | Daily Updates
On Monday, January 9, Edmund 2E0MDO received the International Space Station (ISS) using a Baofeng UV-3R hand-held with its supplied antenna. He has made a video to show how you can hear the ISS with simple equipment. He writes: Continuing the theme of receiving the...
by m0xtd | Jan 9, 2012 | Daily Updates
A new National Space Academy has been launched…. ….to help boost the size and quality of the U.K.’s science and engineering expertise. Supported by Inmarsat, the academy aims to create a network of outstanding teachers and space scientists. The...
by m0xtd | Jan 8, 2012 | Daily Updates
The amateur radio station on the ISS can be received using very simple equipment. History The first Amateur Radio equipment was delivered to the International Space Station (ISS) in September 2000 and an Amateur Radio station was established onboard for use by...
by m0xtd | Jan 8, 2012 | Daily Updates
The AMSAT News Service reports that Diane Bruce, VA3DB, is asking radio amateurs to help with a new website and mailing list devoted to home construction projects. If you are currently a ham radio builder, or interested in becoming one, the Hamradio-builder mailing...
