by m0xtd | Sep 5, 2011 | Daily Updates
The G5RV Cup for Space Communications has been awarded to Paul Robinson 2E1EUB by RSGB President Dave Wilson M0OBW. The cup is awarded for advances in space communication and the presentation took place at the Telford Hamfest on Sunday, September 4. Paul was nominated...
by m0xtd | Sep 5, 2011 | Daily Updates
by Staff Writers Paris, France (SPX) Sep 05, 2011 Civilian government agencies are expected to procure more satellites for operational missions in Earth observation, meteorology, navigation, and communications. In most countries, communications satellites (comsat) are...
by m0xtd | Sep 5, 2011 | Daily Updates
John Heath G7HIA has written an article about amateur radio space communications for the October edition of the British Interplanetary Society magazine Spaceflight. The Spaceflight description says: “Radio amateurs have always been keen to exploit new means of...
by m0xtd | Sep 4, 2011 | Daily Updates
In light of the anniversary of the launch of OSCAR 1 on December 12, 1961 and the launch of OSCAR 2 on June 2, 1962, the IARU Administrative Council selected the phrase, “Amateur Radio Satellites: Celebrating 50 Years in Space” as the theme for World...
by m0xtd | Sep 3, 2011 | Daily Updates
OSCAR-11 Report September 1, 2011 Clive Wallis G3CWV says excellent signals from OSCAR-11 have been reported from stations located around the world. This report covers the period from 27 April to 01 September 2011. The satellite has continued to operate in a very...
by m0xtd | Aug 30, 2011 | Daily Updates
SDR-RADIO supports AMSAT-UK FUNcube Dongle Simon Brown GD4ELI/HB9DRV has enhanced his popular SDR-RADIO software to provide support for the AMSAT-UK FUNcube dongle software defined radio. SDR-RADIO.com is a Windows console for SDR receivers and transceivers. Designed...