by Peter Goodhall | Oct 22, 2014 | Daily Updates
The RSGB report that on October 9, 2014 Ofcom confirmed that the callsign GB1SS will be made available for issue to UK astronauts who wish to operate from the ISS. In May 1991 the first UK astronaut Helen Sharman GB1MIR talked to radio amateurs around the world from...
by Peter Goodhall | Oct 18, 2014 | Daily Updates
UK Full licence holders can now apply for their NoV to use 146 MHz. You just need to fill in your details on the RSGB NoV page and you will be instantly emailed a link to the PDF of your NoV certificate. The NoV’s currently being issued have an expiry date of...
by Peter Goodhall | Oct 16, 2014 | Daily Updates
Radio amateurs Chris M6EDF and Steve G0TDJ will each be launching 434 MHz balloons from Essex for Jamboree On The Air (JOTA) this weekend. The balloons should be launched from Kingston Ridge Campsite in Essex on the Saturday and Sunday, Lat/Lon: 51.559144, 0.435010...
by Peter Goodhall | Oct 15, 2014 | Daily Updates
The UK Space Agency (UKSA) has announced an opportunity to fly payloads on the 3U CubeSat AlSat-1N. AlSat-Nano is primarily an education programme, its top level objective is to teach Algerian students how to design, build and operate a 3U CubeSat. The programme...
by Peter Goodhall | Oct 15, 2014 | Daily Updates
Geert Jan de Groot PE1HZG reports that radio amateurs will be using the PI9CAM Dwingeloo 25 meter dish during Jamboree On The Air (JOTA) this weekend. On the AMSAT-BB he writes: In the Netherlands, the CAMRAS foundation took over the large radio telescope of...
by Peter Goodhall | Oct 15, 2014 | Daily Updates
The integration of the LX0OHB-4M amateur radio payload was completed on Sunday night, October 12 and is now ready to launch. The onboard clock has been adjusted to start JT65B (145.980 MHz) at the UTC minute +/-1 second. It is likely to drift during the mission, and...
