by Peter Goodhall | Apr 5, 2019 | Daily Updates
AMSAT believes several of FCC’s proposed rule changes concerning orbital debris would have an extremely detrimental affect on the amateur satellite service. The AMSAT News Service Reports: The Federal Communications Commission has proposed several rules changes...
by Peter Goodhall | Mar 30, 2019 | Daily Updates
An APRS payload from AMSAT INDIA will be flown on the PSLV-C45 mission expected to launch on April 1, 2019 at 03:57 GMT. On the AMSAT Bulletin Board Nitin VU3TYG writes: The payload will be powered on approximately over Sweden, Norway, Denmark, Finland, Poland and...
by Peter Goodhall | Mar 26, 2019 | Daily Updates
Dmitry R4UAB reports cosmonauts on the International Space Station will again be transmitting SSTV images, April 1-2, on 145.800 MHz FM as part of the Inter-MAI-75 experiment. A Google translation reads: “Inter-MAI-75” (Education and promotion of space...
by Peter Goodhall | Mar 26, 2019 | Daily Updates
E-members of AMSAT-UK can now download the Spring 2019 edition of OSCAR News, issue 225, here. The paper edition should be sent to postal members in 2-3 weeks. In this issue: • From the Secretary’s Keyboard • Editors welcome • 2019 Meetings & Events Calendar •...
by Peter Goodhall | Mar 25, 2019 | Daily Updates
This year’s premier Amateur Radio Microwave Event will take place at BT Adastral Park, Martlesham, Suffolk on April 13-14, Everyone is welcome to attend and entry is free but you must pre-register. The talks are being held on the Sunday, April 14, and they...
by Peter Goodhall | Mar 22, 2019 | Daily Updates
On Monday, December 3, 2018, the 50 kg ESA Education Office satellite ESEO was launched by Space-X on the Spaceflight SSO-A SmallSat Express mission. UPDATE April 12: The 1200 bps BPSK telemetry beacon on 145.895 MHz was activated at 1040 UT on Friday, April 12, 2019....
