by Peter Goodhall | Dec 3, 2014 | Daily Updates
The amateur radio spacecraft Shin’en2 JG6YIG and ARTSAT2:DESPATCH JQ1ZNN were successfully launched on their journey to deep space at 04:22:04 UT on Wednesday, December 3, 2014 and signals from both spacecraft have been received. They were on the H-IIA Launch...
by Peter Goodhall | Dec 3, 2014 | Daily Updates
The Economic Times report Dhruva Space, a two-year-old start-up co-founded by space technologist and ham radio operator Sanjay Nekkanti VU3ISS/AB3OE, sealed a deal with AMSAT India on November 30, 2014 to develop HAMSAT II. It will be the successor to HAMSAT VO-52...
by Peter Goodhall | Dec 2, 2014 | Daily Updates
Dmitry Pashkov R4UAB reports that the COSMOS-2491 satellite carries RS-46 operating on 435.465 MHz and 435.565 MHz (+/- Doppler). The satellite was launched on December 25, 2013 and is in a 1,515.8 km by 1,489.1 km 82.5 degree inclination orbit. Watch...
by Peter Goodhall | Dec 2, 2014 | Daily Updates
The ARRL report the Amateur Radio on the International Space Station (ARISS) organization is continuing to explore the possibility of establishing a network of ground stations to enable the use of the Ham TV video system during ARISS school contacts. Mark Steiner,...
by Peter Goodhall | Nov 30, 2014 | Daily Updates
COSMOS-2499 (2014-028E) was launched on May 23, 2014 and is now in a 1,510.6 km by 1,158.8 km 82.4 degree orbit. Dmitry Pashkov R4UAB has received signals from the satellite on approximately 435.465 MHz and 435.565 MHz (+/- Doppler). On November 30 the satellite...
by Peter Goodhall | Nov 29, 2014 | Daily Updates
Volume 2 issue 2 of the free BAA-RAG radio astronomy publication RAGazine is now available for download. In this edition: – Meteor Scatter by Paul Hyde G4CSD – VLF Report by John Cook G8EDG – Update from the Hydrogen Line Group by Brian Coleman G4NNS...
