by Peter Goodhall | Dec 10, 2014 | Daily Updates
The Russian ARISS team members plan to activate SSTV from the International Space Station on Thursday, December 18 and Saturday, December 20, 2014 . Expected SSTV mode will be PD180 on 145.800 MHz with 3 minute off periods between transmissions. A total of 12...
by Peter Goodhall | Dec 10, 2014 | Daily Updates
The December 2014 edition of the free publication SatMagazine features an article on page 114 about PocketQubes by Tom Walkinshaw, Chief Executive Officer of the the Glasgow-based start-up PocketQube Shop. Download the December 2014 SatMagazine from...
by Peter Goodhall | Dec 9, 2014 | Daily Updates
On December 8, 2014 Michal Zawada SQ5KTM reported – We have made a new record! Now we are listening [to] ARTSAT2:DESPATCH from deep space distance 2,316,759 km = 7.7 light seconds away! Our great crew: SP5ULN [Piotr], SP5MG [Piotr], SQ5RWU [Lukasz], SQ5KTM...
by Peter Goodhall | Dec 6, 2014 | Daily Updates
Michal Zawada SQ5KTM reports receiving signals from both the ARTSAT2:DESPATCH and Shin’en2 spacecraft on Friday evening, December 5 at a distance of around 1,100,000 km from Earth. The ham radio group comprising SP5ULN, SP5MG, SQ5RWU, SQ5KTM, SP5XMU and the PIAP...
by Peter Goodhall | Dec 5, 2014 | Daily Updates
Ofcom has published a decision to update the terms and conditions of the amateur radio licence. This follows a consultation published in September. These include changes which would provide amateurs with access to some frequency bands previously available only...
by Peter Goodhall | Dec 3, 2014 | Daily Updates
The new Chair of the RSGB Youth Committee Mike Jones 2E0MLJ seeks your opinions on some things that are planned for the forthcoming year.The topics covered are: • Youngsters on the Air 2015 DX (YOTA)• Youngsters on the Air 2015 UK• 2015 Isle of Man DXpedition –...
by Peter Goodhall | Dec 3, 2014 | Daily Updates
The amateur radio spacecraft Shin’en2 JG6YIG and ARTSAT2:DESPATCH JQ1ZNN were successfully launched on their journey to deep space at 04:22:04 UT on Wednesday, December 3, 2014 and signals from both spacecraft have been received. They were on the H-IIA Launch...
by Peter Goodhall | Dec 3, 2014 | Daily Updates
The Economic Times report Dhruva Space, a two-year-old start-up co-founded by space technologist and ham radio operator Sanjay Nekkanti VU3ISS/AB3OE, sealed a deal with AMSAT India on November 30, 2014 to develop HAMSAT II. It will be the successor to HAMSAT VO-52...
by Peter Goodhall | Dec 2, 2014 | Daily Updates
Dmitry Pashkov R4UAB reports that the COSMOS-2491 satellite carries RS-46 operating on 435.465 MHz and 435.565 MHz (+/- Doppler). The satellite was launched on December 25, 2013 and is in a 1,515.8 km by 1,489.1 km 82.5 degree inclination orbit. Watch...
by Peter Goodhall | Dec 2, 2014 | Daily Updates
The ARRL report the Amateur Radio on the International Space Station (ARISS) organization is continuing to explore the possibility of establishing a network of ground stations to enable the use of the Ham TV video system during ARISS school contacts. Mark Steiner,...
