by Peter Goodhall | Feb 21, 2014 | Daily Updates
The $50sat PocketQube satellite team, AB2S, KD8QBA and GW7HPW, are celebrating 90 days in orbit by proposing a technical challenge to all interested radio amateurs. $50sat is capable of responding to uplink command packets. There are three open packets: • Test packet...
by Peter Goodhall | Feb 20, 2014 | Daily Updates
Delfi Nanosatellite Program Manager, Jasper Bouwmeester PC4JB, has announced results of the first test of the Delfi-n3Xt CubeSat 435/145 MHz linear transponder that were carried out on February 20. Dear all, Today we did a first transponder test. We could hear the...
by Peter Goodhall | Feb 20, 2014 | Daily Updates
According to NanoRacks the deployment of the second batch of CubeSats from the International Space Station (ISS) will commence at 1700 UT on Tuesday, February 25, 2014. The CubeSats deployments were streamed live at http://m.ustream.tv/channel/live-iss-streamEarlier...
by Peter Goodhall | Feb 20, 2014 | Daily Updates
Zachary J. Leffke KJ4QLP has written a Masters Thesis which explores the concept of deploying a network of distributed ground station receiver nodes for the purposes of increasing access time to the spacecraft, and thereby increasing the potential amount of data that...
by Peter Goodhall | Feb 20, 2014 | Daily Updates
AMSAT-NA have released a single page Fox-1 CubeSat publicity handout for club meetings or hamfests. Fox-1 carries an FM transponder with a 435.180 MHz uplink and 145.980 MHz downlink that you should be able to work using your FM dual-band HT. It is planned to launch...
by Peter Goodhall | Feb 19, 2014 | Daily Updates
The proposal to sell-off spectrum at 2.3 and 3.4 GHz will impact both the Amateur and Amateur-Satellite Services. The UK communications regulator Ofcom has published a consultation setting out proposals for addressing technical issues related to the forthcoming award...
