by Peter Goodhall | May 3, 2014 | Daily Updates
An unexpected reset of the master clock on KickSat may mean that the deployment of the 104 Sprite satellites will not take place before the KickSat CubeSat burns up in the atmosphere. Radio amateur Zac Manchester KD2BHC has posted this update: First off, I’d...
by Peter Goodhall | May 2, 2014 | Daily Updates
Delfi-C3 (DO-64) has celebrated its 6th birthday on April 28, 2014. The spacecraft is still operational, telemetry only, on 145.870 MHz USB Delfi-C3 has exceeded its mission lifetime by six times now, and on-board telemetry still does not indicate degradation in...
by Peter Goodhall | May 2, 2014 | Daily Updates
In October 2013 Celebrity TV chef Heston Blumenthal visited radio amateur David Akerman M0RPI to fly a potato to near-space on a high altitude balloon as part of his TV show Heston’s Great British Food. Dave says: “It started with a call from a TV...
by Peter Goodhall | May 2, 2014 | Daily Updates
The free UK CubeSat Workshop, taking place Tuesday, May 13, 2014, will include presentations on the amateur radio satellites FUNcube-1 and UKube-1. Registration closes on May 7. The workshop will take place at the Satellite Applications Catapult, Electron Building,...
by Peter Goodhall | May 2, 2014 | Daily Updates
On Monday, May 5, 2014 AMSAT-India’s VO-52 will have completed 9 years in orbit. During this time it has proved to be a valuable communications resource for the amateur radio community. Mani, VU2WMY, posted this on the AMSAT Bulletin Board: It gives us great...
by Peter Goodhall | Apr 30, 2014 | Daily Updates
Ofcom has published its Spectrum Management Strategy and Statement on Spectrum Sharing. The Spectrum Management Strategy sets the strategic approach and priorities for managing radio spectrum. As the intensity of spectrum use increases, with greater levels of sharing...
