by Peter Goodhall | Apr 2, 2014 | Daily Updates
This weekend the FUNcube team are planning to command FUNcube-1 into full time transponder mode. It will be commanded into transponder mode on a suitable pass over the UK on the evening of Friday, April 4 (likely 21:30 UT). If all goes well, it will be left in...
by Peter Goodhall | Apr 1, 2014 | Daily Updates
UKube-1 carries a set of AMSAT-UK FUNcube boards providing a 435/145 MHz linear transponder and educational telemetry beacon. Clyde Space have announced that the launch is now confirmed for June 19, 2014 from Baikonur in Kazakhstan, where it will be launched on a...
by Peter Goodhall | Mar 28, 2014 | Daily Updates
Mark Zuckerberg says Facebook’s Connectivity Lab plans to build satellites to bring the Internet to more people. “In our effort to connect the whole world with Internet.org, we’ve been working on ways to beam internet to people from the sky. Today,...
by Peter Goodhall | Mar 28, 2014 | Daily Updates
Results of last weekend’s tests: the transponder was maintained ON for two orbits, and we did not see any noticeable fall in battery temperature. We are therefore proposing to repeat the test on Saturday, March 29, but leave the transponder on for a longer...
by Peter Goodhall | Mar 28, 2014 | Daily Updates
AMSAT VP-Engineering and Board Member Anthony J. Monteiro, AA2TX of North Andover, MA died on Wednesday morning, March 26, 2014 while hospitalized in Boston, MA from cancer. He was 55. He is survived by his wife, Mary Lou and daughter, Veronica, a college freshman....
by Peter Goodhall | Mar 27, 2014 | Daily Updates
On Saturday, March 29, at around 10:00 GMT Chris Stubbs M6EDF will be launching a balloon CHEAPO carrying a payload transmitting 50 bps 7n2 RTTY on 434.300 MHz USB. Chris gave a well received presentation on high altitude balloons at a recent Chelmsford Amateur Radio...
