by Peter Goodhall | Nov 24, 2014 | Daily Updates
The RSGB Spectrum Forum meeting minutes and reports from the annual meeting held on November 1, 2014 are now available. The Spectrum Forum, chaired by Murray Niman, G6JYB, brings together the RSGB spectrum managers with other stakeholders, including committee chairs,...
by Peter Goodhall | Nov 22, 2014 | Daily Updates
Former fighter pilot Samantha Cristoforetti IZ0UDF is all set for her mission on the International Space Station, the launch will be broadcast live. She will be Italy’s first female astronaut and expects to leave Earth on Sunday, November 23 at 2101 UT from...
by Peter Goodhall | Nov 22, 2014 | Daily Updates
Friday, November 21, 2014 marked the one year anniversary of the launch of $50SAT/MO-76 PocketQube satellite. Michael Kirkhart KD8QBA writes: Our little creation was launched from Dombarovsky Air Base in Russia at 07:01 UT (which was 2:01 AM here in EN82 land) as one...
by Peter Goodhall | Nov 19, 2014 | Daily Updates
ARTSAT2:DESPATCH is going to launch on a mission into deep space on November 30, 2014 carring a 7 watt CW transmitter on 437.325 MHz. It will fly with the asteroid mission Hayabusa 2 and another amateur radio satellite Shin’en 2. ARTSAT2:DESPATCH will have an...
by Peter Goodhall | Nov 17, 2014 | Daily Updates
The Radio Society of Great Britain has appointed 17-year-old Mike Jones, 2E0MLJ, as Chair of the RSGB Youth Committee. Mike was originally licenced as M6TMJ and is currently studying Forensic Science and Criminal Psychology at City College Plymouth. He is a member of...
by Peter Goodhall | Nov 16, 2014 | Daily Updates
Tom Doyle W9KE has developed a Windows satellite tracking App that reproduces the graphical display of the original cardboard OSCARLOCATOR . Most tracking programs use an equirectangular projection which is by far the easiest to program and shows the entire Earth at...
