by Peter Goodhall | Jul 20, 2013 | Daily Updates
Thanks to the hard work of volunteers from the British Amateur Television Club (BATC) videos of the presentations given to the AMSAT-UK International Space Colloquium held in Guildford July 20-21, 2013 are now available to view online or download to your PC. To access...
by Peter Goodhall | Jul 20, 2013 | Daily Updates
It was announced during the QB50 presentation at the AMSAT-UK International Space Colloquium that two CubeSats, one carrying a linear transponder for SSB/CW, the other a FM voice transponder, should be launched into a 600 km orbit in the first half of 2014. The QB50...
by Peter Goodhall | Jul 20, 2013 | Daily Updates
NASA asked people to wave at the Cassini space probe which was taking pictures from near Saturn. Attendees at the AMSAT-UK International Space Collquium responded enthusiastically On Friday, July 19 between 21:27 and 21:47 UT NASA’s Cassini spacecraft took...
by Peter Goodhall | Jul 19, 2013 | Daily Updates
The Ofcom 2.3 GHz and 3.4 GHz consultation closes at 5 pm on Monday, July 22. It proposes the loss of large chunks of amateur radio spectrum in both bands. The British Amateur Television Club (BATC) have issued the statement below and all amateurs should give...
by Peter Goodhall | Jul 18, 2013 | Daily Updates
Andrew Vaudin of the British Interplanetary Society (BIS) will be giving a presentation on the BIS Kicksat Sprite satellite to the AMSAT-UK International Space Colloquium on Sunday, July 21. The event takes place on Saturday/Sunday July 20-21 at the Holiday Inn,...
by Peter Goodhall | Jul 18, 2013 | Daily Updates
The AMSAT-UK International Space Colloquium takes place at the Holiday Inn, Guildford, GU2 7XZ, UK this weekend, July 20-21. Thanks to BATC volunteers all 18 presentations should be streamed live to the web, enabling them to be seen by a global audience. Clearly a...