by m0xtd | Jun 4, 2012 | Daily Updates
[youtube http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=X43xh9CjvaA] Reception of the HO-68 (XW-1) satellite beacon using the Funcube Dongle receiver and an Arrow II hand-held yagi antenna. Quisk software defined radio receiver running on Ubuntu Linux 10.10 64bit. I was located...
by m0xtd | Jun 3, 2012 | Daily Updates
The ARRL is reporting in a First Report and Order and a Further Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (ET 08-59) released on May 24, the FCC decided to expand the Part 95 Personal Radio Service rules to allow medical devices to operate on a secondary basis in the 2360-2400...
by m0xtd | Jun 3, 2012 | Daily Updates
Download the spread sheet here (1.2 MB) (ver 2.4.1 – updated 11/4/2007) Download Basic Analog Transponder Spread sheet here and its notes here Lunar Beacons – The Earth Moved by James Miller G3RUH http://www.amsat.org/amsat/articles/g3ruh/110.html Lunar...
by m0xtd | May 31, 2012 | Daily Updates
An article in the May 2012 edition of the free publication Microwave Journal shows that all of 1240-1300 MHz except for two narrow gaps will be used by global navigation satellite systems (GNSS). The article by Rachid El Assir, Rohde & Schwarz, conatin a chart...
by m0xtd | May 31, 2012 | Daily Updates
6U CubeSat Low Cost Space Missions Workshop 17th – 18th July 2012 Click here to register to attend the Workshop Workshop Details Title: 6U CubeSat Low Cost Space Missions Workshop Date: 17th – 18th July 2012 Abstracts Due: 26th June 2012 Time: Venue:...
by m0xtd | May 30, 2012 | Daily Updates
Masat-1, the First Hungarian Satellite made history again when it captured the first satellite space photographs on 8 March 2012 This first photo shows the southern section of the African continent. The next photos were made of Australia and Antarctica, in a quality...
