by Peter Goodhall | Jul 25, 2016 | Daily Updates
The AMSAT-UK International Space Colloquium at the Holiday Inn, Guildford starts at 2pm on Friday, July 29 with a special session for newcomers to the amateur satellite world. Newcomers will be helped through the complexities by three amateurs, Dave G4DPZ, Carlos...
by Peter Goodhall | Jul 21, 2016 | Daily Updates
The AMSAT-UK International Space Colloquium at the Holiday Inn, Guildford will hear presentations from Peter Gülzow DB2OS and Achim Vollhardt DH2VA on the new geostationary amateur radio satellite transponders currently planned to launch in the 3rd quarter of 2017....
by Peter Goodhall | Jul 18, 2016 | Daily Updates
Radio amateurs were invited to a reception at the UK Prime Minister’s residence to celebrate the successful mission of UK astronaut Tim Peake KG5BVI / GB1SS. Sandringham school student Jessica Leigh M6LPJ and her head teacher Alan Gray G4DJX attended the event...
by Peter Goodhall | Jul 13, 2016 | Daily Updates
The RSGB Board Chair Steve Hartley G0FUW will address the AMSAT-UK International Space Colloquium at the Holiday Inn, Guildford on Sunday, July 31. He will give an insight into the RSGB support given to the schools involved in the Principia ARISS contacts and how the...
by Peter Goodhall | Jul 11, 2016 | Daily Updates
On July 10, 2016 the amateur radio SSB/CW linear transponder on the student built satellite LilacSat-2 was successfully tested. LilacSat-2, call sign BJ1SI, was built by students at the Harbin Institute of Technology and launched on September 19, 2015. The 40 kHz wide...
by Peter Goodhall | Jul 3, 2016 | Daily Updates
As part of the AMSAT-UK International Space Colloquium there will be tours of the satellite facilities at the Surrey Satellite Technology Limited (SSTL) Kepler building on Friday, July 29. Update July 28 – The tours are now full to capacity. SSTL can only accept...
