by Peter Goodhall | May 6, 2013 | Daily Updates
In the show Amateur Radio Today for May 5, 2013 Murray Niman G6JYB is interviewed about the IARU Region 1 Vienna conference and discusses the proposal to permit amateur radio satellite linear transponders operate in the very bottom section of the 144 MHz band. The...
by Peter Goodhall | May 5, 2013 | Daily Updates
On Sunday, May 5, 2013 AMSAT-India’s VO-52 completed 8 years in orbit. During this time it has proved to be a valuable communications resource for the amateur radio community. Mani, VU2WMY, posted this on the AMSAT Bulletin Board: It gives us great and immense...
by Peter Goodhall | May 4, 2013 | Daily Updates
The New versin of SdrDx 2.12p adds support for the Andrus, FunCube Pro Plus and AFEDRI SDRs; It also provides various features and fixes. See the link to the changes document, below. Downloads: http://fyngyrz.com/?p=915 Documentation:...
by Peter Goodhall | May 4, 2013 | Daily Updates
By Tia Ghose Space.com A simple paper-folding technique could help tiny satellites unfurl big sails in space to detect micrometeoroid impacts, scientists say. The folding strategy, described Tuesday in the journal Proceedings of the Royal Society A Mathematical and...
by Peter Goodhall | May 1, 2013 | Daily Updates
The British Interplanetary Society (BIS) invites those wishing to find out more about their KickSat Sprite to attend an end-to-end test day on Saturday, May 4. The BIS invites people to participate in project KickSat, or simply come along to find out more. Aims for...
by Peter Goodhall | Apr 30, 2013 | Daily Updates
OPUSAT is a 1U CubeSat designed and created by an OPU student team consisting of about 20 undergraduates and graduates at the Small Spacecraft Systems Research Center (SSSRC). It is planning to use a 2 metre downlink for CW Beacon, 1k2 AFSK and 9k6 GMSK telemetry....
