by Peter Goodhall | Mar 5, 2014 | Daily Updates
The new Galileo GPS system that broadcasts across 1260-1300 MHz has resulted in the closure of a German ATV repeater. The DARC report the Munich ATV repeater DB0QI has been closed down due to it jamming the Galileo Satnav Control Centre. DB0QI was located 18 km from...
by Peter Goodhall | Mar 5, 2014 | Daily Updates
The ARRL report when Ron Williams, N9UIK, and his team of “astronauts” head to “Mars” this spring, they’ll be taking Amateur Radio along, just as NASA space travelers have done. Williams is part of Mission 2 (of four) in the Hawaii Space Exploration Analog and...
by Peter Goodhall | Mar 4, 2014 | Daily Updates
In this video David Johnson G4DPZ describes the AMSAT-UK FUNcube satellite project. Watch Having FUN in space [youtube http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_-dW-oMrIIY] FUNcube Power Point Slides http://funcubetest2.files.wordpress.com/2010/11/funcube_oct2013fin.ppt FUNcube...
by Peter Goodhall | Mar 4, 2014 | Daily Updates
The March 2014 issue of the free Radio Astronomy Group publication RAGazine is now available for download. This issue includes: – RAG 2014 Meeting, Leicester – Book review: “Space Has No Frontier” – VLF quarterly observing report – Brief note...
by Peter Goodhall | Mar 4, 2014 | Daily Updates
The Southampton University Wireless Society (SUWS) Web-based software defined radio (SDR) has been used to receive signals from the new amateur radio LitSat-1 satellite. The Lithuanian satellite LitSat-1 was deployed from the ISS on February 28 and the builders of the...
by Peter Goodhall | Mar 3, 2014 | Daily Updates
The largest ever launch of 437 MHz satellites is planned for March 16 at 0841 UT when 104 Sprite satellites will fly on the SpaceX Falcon 9 CRS 3 mission to be deployed into a 325×315 km 51.5 degree inclination orbit. You should be able to watch the launch live...
