by Peter Goodhall | Apr 4, 2014 | Daily Updates
The FUNcube-1 (AO-73) satellite team plan to activate the transponder once again during the daytime over the weekend of April 5-6. Project Manager Jim Heck G3WGM has given an exclusive audio interview to the TX Factor’s Bob McCreadie G0FGX which explains what...
by Peter Goodhall | Apr 4, 2014 | Daily Updates
E-members of AMSAT-UK can now download the PDF of the Spring edition of the OSCAR News magazine here (as well as previous issues). The paper edition should be posted to members in 2-3 weeks. In this issue • FUNcube-1 Status • Other FUNcubes • Academy’s radio club...
by Peter Goodhall | Apr 3, 2014 | Daily Updates
The MO-76 $50sat amateur radio satellite team is pleased to announce that the PICAXE based $50sat was chosen as Project of the Month by Bath based Revolution Education who supply PICAXE microcontroller development systems. $50SAT is one of the smallest amateur radio...
by Peter Goodhall | Apr 3, 2014 | Daily Updates
The OSCAR number CO-77 was issued to the ARTSAT1:INVADER CubeSat (call sign JQ1ZKK, NORAD ID 39577U) on April 2, 2014. The ARTSAT Project Leader Akihiro Kubota said “We would like to express best thanks to AMSAT-NA and all of you”. INVADER is an amateur...
by Peter Goodhall | Apr 3, 2014 | Daily Updates
A very good set of co-incident passes of both the AO-7 and FUNcube-1 AO-73 amateur radio satellites occurred over the UK on the morning of Thursday, April 3. The two satellites were launched 39 years apart, AO-7 on November 15, 1974 and FUNcube-1 AO-73 on November 21,...
by Peter Goodhall | Apr 2, 2014 | Daily Updates
Palle Haastrup OZ1HIA, President of Euroluna (OZ9LUNA), provides an update on the Romit-1 CubeSat which has ion motor propulsion. Euroluna are a Danish amateur team participating in the $30 million Google Lunar X PRIZE contest to be the first privately funded team to...
