by Peter Goodhall | Sep 30, 2014 | Daily Updates
Benjamin Longmier KF5KMP and his team are looking for stations in the Azores and Portugal to help track their balloons. On the UK High Altitude Society (UKHAS) group he writes: My team (Project Aether) launched a balloon recently that did a lap around the Midwest in...
by Peter Goodhall | Sep 29, 2014 | Daily Updates
On October 11-2 the Monkton Nature Reserve & Thanet Observatory will be listening to the amateur radio satellite FUNcube-1 and will have an ARDF activity. On the BIS World Space Week pages they say: Daytime – we will have solar telescopes to observe the...
by Peter Goodhall | Sep 29, 2014 | Daily Updates
The Administrative Council (AC) of the International Amateur Radio Union (IARU) held its annual meeting on September 27-28, 2014 in Albena, Bulgaria. The AC is responsible for the policy and management of the IARU and consists of the three IARU international officers...
by Peter Goodhall | Sep 28, 2014 | Daily Updates
Paul Stoetzer N8HM reports the first AO-73 (FUNcube-1) 73 on 73 Award has been issued to Wyatt Dirks AC0RA. The award aims to promote activity on AO-73 satellite. The requirements are straight-forward: 1. Work 73 unique stations on AO-73. 2. Contacts must be made on...
by Peter Goodhall | Sep 28, 2014 | Daily Updates
Michael Sansom G0POT brings news of a RSGB focus group seeking best practice when promoting Amateur Radio at special events open to the public. The group aim to share and discuss ideas and experience running Special Events and Demonstrations to members of the public...
by Peter Goodhall | Sep 27, 2014 | Daily Updates
The TuPOD 3U mission will allow the in-orbit deployment of the first TubeSats – Tancredo 1, from Brazil and Ulises 1, from Mexico. Both satellites are educational satellites and involve young students in the projects. TuPOD will integrate the two satellites...
