by Peter Goodhall | Mar 22, 2014 | Daily Updates
The IARU Satellite Frequency Coordination Panel have announced a new frequency for the Ukrainian amateur radio CubeSat PolyITAN-1, planned to launch from Yasny in Russia. IARU say the new frequency of 437.675 MHz was needed to avoid interference occurring with another...
by Peter Goodhall | Mar 22, 2014 | Daily Updates
Qatar’s Es’hail 2 satellite will provide the first amateur radio geostationary communications that could link amateurs from Brazil to India. The satellite is expected to launch by the end of 2016 and will be positioned at 25.5 degrees East. AMSAT-DL...
by Peter Goodhall | Mar 21, 2014 | Daily Updates
Presently, the Ham Video equipment on the International Space Station (ISS) is permanently transmitting a “blank” image and no audio. It is in configuration 3: • ARISS antenna 43 • Frequency 2395 MHz • Symbol rate 1.3 Ms/s Transmission will continue in this...
by Peter Goodhall | Mar 21, 2014 | Daily Updates
The second episode of the online TV show for amateurs, TX Factor, has been released and features the FUNcube-1 (AO-73) satellite and the FUNcube Dongle Pro+ (FCD) Software Defined Radio (SDR). Decoding satellites The TX Factor team were at Bletchley Park with the...
by Peter Goodhall | Mar 20, 2014 | Daily Updates
The QB50 project will be launching two precursor 2U CubeSats, QB50p1 and QB50p2, both carrying amateur radio transponder payloads. The launch is currently planned for June 19 from the Russian ICBM base at Dombarovsky near Yasny on a Dnepr rocket manufactured in...
by Peter Goodhall | Mar 20, 2014 | Daily Updates
Zac Manchester KD2BHC has released new launch information 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.The...
