by m0xtd | Dec 1, 2011 | Daily Updates
Sebastián KE5FKV has announced that the AX.25 packet radio digipeater on the amateur radio satellite FASTRAC-1 (FO-69) will be available from 1600 UT on Friday Dec. 2 On the AMSAT bulletin board FASTRAC Student Program Manager Sebastián Muñoz Toro KE5FKV writes: The...
by m0xtd | Dec 1, 2011 | Daily Updates
The latest prediction from Jim N8OQ is that the amateur radio satellite ARISSat-1 will re-enter the Earths atmosphere in January. On the AMSAT bulletin board Jim says “Using solar data through 2011 Nov. 30 and updating the decay fit. I am getting a re-entry date...
by m0xtd | Nov 29, 2011 | Daily Updates
It is with a heavy heart I report that AO-51 has ceased transmission and is not responding to commands. The last telemetry data indicated that the third of six batteries was approaching failure to short, and observations indicate the voltage from three cells is...
by m0xtd | Nov 26, 2011 | Daily Updates
AMSAT-NA VP Operations Drew Glasbrenner KO4MA reports on Friday’s IHU crash on the Amateur Radio satellite AO-51. Sometime between 1815 and 1945Z November 25, AO-51’s IHU crashed. This happened after a few days of intermittent and unpredictable operation....
by m0xtd | Nov 25, 2011 | Daily Updates
ARRL Test Engineer Bob Allison, WB1GCM, discusses the Amateur Radio satellite ARISSat-1/KEDR with Project Manager Gould Smith, WA4SXM, and talks with Jan King VK4GEY/W3GEY about OSCAR-5. Watch the Gould Smith, WA4SXM, interview recorded at the 2011 AMSAT Symposium in...
by m0xtd | Nov 23, 2011 | Daily Updates
Space station hams land safely Three radio amateurs returned safely to Earth on Monday, having completed nearly six months in space onboard the International Space Station (ISS) Expedition 29 Commander Mike Fossum KF5AQG, Flight Engineers Satoshi Furukawa KE5DAW of...
