by Peter Goodhall | Feb 24, 2015 | Daily Updates
Martin Ehrenfried G8JNJ reports excellent SSTV and Packet Radio signals from the International Space Station (ISS) using the online SUWS WebSDR. The omni-direction helix antennas at the WebSDR were designed with high elevation satellites in mind. Conventional antennas...
by Peter Goodhall | Feb 22, 2015 | Daily Updates
IARU Region 1 has released issue 65 of the VHF-UHF-uW newsletter, it covers WRC-15 which could affect a number of amateur radio bands. The newsletter says agenda items at the ITU World Radiocommunication Conference includes topics that affect amateurs in the 5MHz,...
by Peter Goodhall | Feb 22, 2015 | Daily Updates
The ISS Slow Scan television Transmissions have already produced some great pictures, more will be sent Monday, February 23 on 145.800 MHz FM until 2130 UT. On the AMSAT Bulletin Board (AMSAT-BB) Clint Bradford K6LCS posted: Receiving SSTV from the ISS really CAN be...
by Peter Goodhall | Feb 22, 2015 | Daily Updates
David Casler KE0OG has released a series of tutorial videos for the US Extra class license two of which cover amateur radio satellites. The first deals with Orbital Mechanics and the second covers the radio aspects of amateur satellites. Watch Extra Lesson 2.3,...
by Peter Goodhall | Feb 19, 2015 | Daily Updates
SatNOGS won the Hackaday grand prize of $196,418 for their satellite ground station, they plan to give the money to the Libre Space Foundation. The Libre Space Foundation (LSF) is a non-profit foundation registered in Greece by the creators of the SatNOGS project. The...
by Peter Goodhall | Feb 16, 2015 | Daily Updates
The latest advert from Internet Services provider MTN Global features amateur radio and the International Space Station (ISS). MTN Global’s latest brand commercial tells the story of a little boy who discovers, via the internet, that it is very simple to build a...
