by Peter Goodhall | Dec 6, 2013 | Daily Updates
The Sleaford Standard newspaper reports that a school science club is turning pupils into amateur radio fans after they were given the technology to communicate with a satellite. The group of students based at St George’s Academy in Ruskington have been gathering data...
by Peter Goodhall | Dec 6, 2013 | Daily Updates
At 07:14:30 UT on Friday, December 6, 2013 a United Launch Alliance Atlas 5 rocket lifted off from Space Launch Complex 3-East (SLC-3E) at Vandenberg Air Force Base on California’s Central Coast. In addition to a classified satellite for the US spy satellite...
by Peter Goodhall | Dec 5, 2013 | Daily Updates
Delfi Nanosatellite Program Manager, Jasper Bouwmeester PC4JB, provides this update on the Delfi-n3Xt satellite which was launched November 21 and carries a 435/145 MHz linear transponder. Dear Radio Amateurs, Here is a status update about Delfi-n3Xt operations. New...
by Peter Goodhall | Dec 5, 2013 | Daily Updates
The Mid Ulster Amateur Radio club will be hosting the special event callsign GI100RSGB over the weekend Dec 6-8 We hope to be active on most operational satellites from Friday 3pm UT, however the current storm blowing in N. Ireland may slow down antenna setup. An...
by Peter Goodhall | Dec 5, 2013 | Daily Updates
A report on the PI9CAM website forwarded by PE0SAT describes how Triton-1 was recovered with the help of the 25 meter dish from PI9CAM. Triton-1 was launched on a Dnepr on November 21, it has a 435/145 MHz FM to DSB transponder which is expected to be available for...
by Peter Goodhall | Dec 4, 2013 | Daily Updates
A United Launch Alliance Atlas 5 rocket is set to launch from Space Launch Complex 3-East, or SLC-3E at Vandenberg Air Force Base on California’s Central Coast. As well as a classified satellite for the US spy satellite agency the National Reconnaissance Office...
