by Peter Goodhall | Jun 9, 2014 | Daily Updates
On Sunday, June 9, Brent Salmi KB1LQD and Bryce Salmi KB1LQC from Chelmsford MA met up with AMSAT-UK’s Graham Shirville G3VZV at the RSGB National Radio Centre at Bletchley Park. Over a pint Graham G3VZV updated them on the current activities of AMSAT-UK. Bryce...
by Peter Goodhall | Jun 8, 2014 | Daily Updates
June 13 is the 50th anniversary of the first UK amateur radio moonbounce (EME) contact which was made by Peter Blair G3LTF from Chelmsford in Essex. The RSGB GB2RS News Service reports: July 2014 marks the 50th anniversary of the first time that amateur signals from...
by Peter Goodhall | Jun 7, 2014 | Daily Updates
In this video ISS Astronaut Alexander Gerst KF5ONO talks about how his grandfather, a radio ham, helped him bounce a signal off the moon (EME) when he was six and the influence amateur radio had on his career. Watch Alexander Gerst KF5ONO Crew Profile [youtube...
by Peter Goodhall | Jun 6, 2014 | Daily Updates
The LituanicaSAT-1 team have announced activation of the FM transponder. Dear radio amateurs, The LituanicaSAT-1 transponder is currently on and should remain so. General rule to find out if the transponder is working at the moment is following: if you can hear CW FM...
by Peter Goodhall | Jun 6, 2014 | Daily Updates
Engineers Steve Greenland and Andy Strain are in Baikonur, Kazakhstan to prepare UKube-1 for its launch on July 8. UKube-1 carries a set of AMSAT-UK FUNcube boards providing a 435/145 MHz linear transponder and educational telemetry beacon. On the same launch as...
by Peter Goodhall | Jun 4, 2014 | Daily Updates
UK Astronaut Tim Peake KG5BVI reports that on July 1, 2014, the UK Space Education Office (ESERO-UK) is holding a free conference at the National Science Learning Centre in York. It is ideal for primary teachers and teaching assistants who are interested in using...
by Peter Goodhall | Jun 4, 2014 | Daily Updates
Wednesday, May 21, 2014, marked the six month anniversary of the launch of the tiny $50SAT / MO-76 PocketQube satellite which is just 5x5x7.5 cm and 210 grams. Michael Kirkhart KD8QBA has released an update on this remarkable satellite: We have finally completed the...
by Peter Goodhall | Jun 2, 2014 | Daily Updates
Continuing his Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics (STEM) work with schools, Chris Stubbs M6EDF, will launch a balloon STEWARDS-1/CHEAPO-12 for Stewards Academy, Harlow. The launch will take place at 2:30pm (13:30 GMT) on Tuesday, June 3. Chris will be...
by Peter Goodhall | Jun 2, 2014 | Daily Updates
Masahiro Sanada JI1IZR reports the amateur radio CubeSat ARTSAT1:INVADER (CO-77) is in trouble and asks radio hams to listen for the satellite and report any reception. ARTSAT1:INVADER, one of the CubeSats, is in trouble that the satellite does not reply after the...
by Peter Goodhall | Jun 2, 2014 | Daily Updates
Dennis Wingo KD4ETA has released an update on the attempts by volunteers, including radio amateurs, to gain control of the NASA ISEE-3 spacecraft. The International Sun-Earth Explorer (ISEE-3), a spacecraft that was launched in 1978 to study Earth’s magnetosphere and...
