by Peter Goodhall | Mar 27, 2014 | Daily Updates
The March 2014 edition of the British Amateur Television Club (BATC) magazine CQ-TV has several articles on HamTV, the new ISS Digital Amateur Television station. In the March 2014 issue of CQ-TV: – First Video received from the ISS – Receiving HamTV from...
by Peter Goodhall | Mar 27, 2014 | Daily Updates
A greetings message from the President of the Republic of Lithuania Dalia Grybauskaitė has been transmitted by the amateur radio satellite LituanicaSAT-1. She is believed to be the first President of any nation to have a greetings message sent from space since...
by Peter Goodhall | Mar 27, 2014 | Daily Updates
The BAA Radio Astronomy Group will be holding its 2014 General Meeting on Saturday, May 17 at the National Space Centre, Leicester, LE4 5NS. Paul Hyde G4CSD writes: 1. Demos and posters With seven weeks to go we need to sort out the amount of space to be allocated for...
by Peter Goodhall | Mar 26, 2014 | Daily Updates
In 2013 the President of the Republic of Lithuania, Dalia Grybauskaitė visited the Science Communication and Information Center (SCIC ) at Vilnius University. There she saw the amateur radio CubeSat LituanicaSAT-1 and tested the satellite’s FM voice transponder...
by Peter Goodhall | Mar 24, 2014 | Daily Updates
Ofcom has published a consultation on the release of around 6 MHz of very high frequency (VHF) spectrum in the 143 to 169 MHz band, which has been returned for civil use. The consultation says: 1.7 As demand for both operational and potential future services in the...
by Peter Goodhall | Mar 23, 2014 | Daily Updates
Zac Manchester KD2BHC has posted another update on the KickSat CubeSat which will carry 104 tiny Sprite satellites into a 325×315 km 51.5 degree inclination orbit. The launch will be broadcast live on NASA TV, which will also be streaming on Ustream. UPDATE: The...
