by Peter Goodhall | Jun 10, 2021 | Daily Updates
Two CHESS CubeSats had been planned to carry amateur radio linear transponders, however, it was announced on June 10, 2021, there will not be any amateur payload on the satellites. A translation of the press release reads: The CHESS project management, due to funding...
by Peter Goodhall | Jun 7, 2021 | Daily Updates
The International Space Station crossband FM repeater should remain active until after the Field Day weekend of June 26-27. Amateur Radio on the International Space Station (ARISS) has decided to keep its ARISS InterOperable Radio System (IORS) in crossband repeater...
by Peter Goodhall | Jun 4, 2021 | Daily Updates
Russian cosmonauts on the International Space Station (ISS) are planning to transmit Slow Scan TV images on 145.800 MHz FM using the SSTV mode PD-120. The transmissions are part of the Moscow Aviation Institute SSTV experiment (MAI-75) and will be made from the...
by Peter Goodhall | May 30, 2021 | Daily Updates
Spain’s URE reports the launch of EASAT-2 and Hades satellites have suffered another delay. A translation of the URE post reads: EASAT-2 and Hades, the communications satellites for radio amateurs built by AMSAT-EA, will not be able to be launched in June with...
by Peter Goodhall | May 8, 2021 | Daily Updates
Spain’s national amateur radio society URE has announced their satellite ground station has been automated and is ready for the launch of GENESIS, EASAT-2 and Hades satellites. A translation of the URE post reads: The URE satellite monitoring and telecommand...
by Peter Goodhall | Apr 30, 2021 | Daily Updates
The RSGB has announced that their popular weekly GB2RS news broadcast will now be available via the QO-100 amateur radio transponder on the geostationary satellite Es’hail-2. QO-100 provides continuous coverage from eastern Brazil to as far west as Thailand....
