by Peter Goodhall | Jun 26, 2014 | Daily Updates
On Saturday, June 28, the ARTSAT1:INVADER CubeSat will transmit a Cosmic Poem on 437.200 MHz FM. The announcement says: Sound art, experimental poetry practice on an artificial satellite by Tomomi Adachi and Akihiro Kubota. Berlin-based Japanese sound...
by Peter Goodhall | Jun 26, 2014 | Daily Updates
On Saturday, weather permitting, students at Queen Mary’s Grammar School in Walsall will be launching a High Altitude Balloon “Armstrong” carrying a 434.400 MHz beacon. The launch is planned for 10am (0900 GMT) on Saturday, June 28, 2014 with reserve...
by Peter Goodhall | Jun 25, 2014 | Daily Updates
Valerie Vaz MP has congratulated pupils at Queen Mary’s Grammar School in Walsall on their near Space Program which uses a 434 MHz downlink. Valerie said: “Pupils at Queen Mary’s Grammar School in my constituency are attempting to beat the altitude achieved by Felix...
by Peter Goodhall | Jun 24, 2014 | Daily Updates
On Tuesday, July 1, Chris Stubbs M6EDF will be giving a talk on 434 MHz high altitude balloons to the Chelmsford Amateur Radio Society (CARS). Weather permitting it is hoped to be able to do a balloon launch (434.300 MHz FSK). The meeting is open to all. Chris took...
by Peter Goodhall | Jun 21, 2014 | Daily Updates
In the BBC TV show Newsnight broadcast June 17, 2014 Dr Maggie Aderin-Pocock reports on the space program in the Isle of Man. The space segment start 39:25 into the show which can be seen at http://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episode/b047bxqg/newsnight-17062014 Note...
by Peter Goodhall | Jun 19, 2014 | Daily Updates
On Thursday, June 19, 2014 at 19:11:11 UT a Dnepr rocket was launched from Dombarovsky near Yasny in the Russian Federation, 12 of the satellites on-board carried amateur radio payloads. In total 33 satellites were deployed from the Dnepr on June 19. One of those...
