by Peter Goodhall | Jun 21, 2017 | Daily Updates
Special Slow Scan Television (SSTV) transmissions are expected to be made from the International Space Station on 145.800 MHz FM around the weekend of July 15. In commemoration of their 20th anniversary, the ARISS team is planning to transmit a set of 12 SSTV images...
by Peter Goodhall | Jun 17, 2017 | Daily Updates
AMSAT-UK has released the FUNcube satellite status update report for June 2017. AO-73 FUNcube-1 The transponder is normally operational only when the satellite is in eclipse, ie the solar panels are NOT being illuminated. During weekends (from PM Fridays UTC to PM...
by Peter Goodhall | Jun 17, 2017 | Daily Updates
I-Inspire-2 is a 20 x 10 x 10cm CubeSat built by the University of Sydney in collaboration with the Australian National University and the University of New South Wales (Sydney) WIA News reports: On board the tiny spacecraft is an experiment, part of the QB50 project,...
by Peter Goodhall | Jun 16, 2017 | Daily Updates
Chertsey Radio Club is running a virtual build-a-thon to construct a dual-band satellite antenna for 2m/70cm using low-cost parts and it’s open to all. They will be using WebEx so access to a PC/Tablet, webcam and Internet will be needed to take advantage of the...
by Peter Goodhall | Jun 16, 2017 | Daily Updates
A syllabus consultation is being held for the new Foundation, Intermediate and Advanced RSGB amateur radio exams. Surprisingly 7B1 Band Plans on page 56 of the consultation document proposes not teaching Foundation candidates that “transmissions on satellite...
by Peter Goodhall | Jun 15, 2017 | Daily Updates
Two of CAMSAT’s amateur radio payloads piggybacked on the optical remote sensing micro-satellites OVS-1A and OVS-1B were launched at 0300 GMT on Thursday, June 15, 2017 from the Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center, on the CZ-4B launch vehicle. The primary payload of this...
