by Peter Goodhall | May 2, 2014 | Daily Updates
The free UK CubeSat Workshop, taking place Tuesday, May 13, 2014, will include presentations on the amateur radio satellites FUNcube-1 and UKube-1. Registration closes on May 7. The workshop will take place at the Satellite Applications Catapult, Electron Building,...
by Peter Goodhall | May 2, 2014 | Daily Updates
On Monday, May 5, 2014 AMSAT-India’s VO-52 will have completed 9 years in orbit. During this time it has proved to be a valuable communications resource for the amateur radio community. Mani, VU2WMY, posted this on the AMSAT Bulletin Board: It gives us great...
by Peter Goodhall | Apr 30, 2014 | Daily Updates
Ofcom has published its Spectrum Management Strategy and Statement on Spectrum Sharing. The Spectrum Management Strategy sets the strategic approach and priorities for managing radio spectrum. As the intensity of spectrum use increases, with greater levels of sharing...
by Peter Goodhall | Apr 30, 2014 | Daily Updates
Ofcom’s Interactive Spectrum Map is an easy way to browse and search how different spectrum bands are used in the United Kingdom.Use the dashboard to find out how spectrum is being used, by sector and by product/application. The map covers spectrum from 8.3 kHz...
by Peter Goodhall | Apr 30, 2014 | Daily Updates
The LituanicaSAT-1 team have provide a further update on upcoming operation of the CubeSat’s FM transponder. Dear amateur radio operators, The LituanicaSAT-1 FM transponder is scheduled to be operative again on May 1, from 9:30 UT to 14:00 UT. Satellite’s...
by Peter Goodhall | Apr 29, 2014 | Daily Updates
The British Interplanetary Society (BIS) are holding a meeting to prepare for reception of their fleet of Sprite satellites which will be deployed by the KickSat CubeSat on May 4 at 2000 UT. Everyone is welcome to attend the meeting which takes place from 10 am to...
by Peter Goodhall | Apr 28, 2014 | Daily Updates
OPTICKS is a live radio transmission performance between the Earth and the Moon during which images are sent to the Moon and back as radio signals using the MMSSTV Slow San TV software developed by Makoto Mori JE3HHT. A live Google+ hangout is taking place on May 1 at...
by Peter Goodhall | Apr 28, 2014 | Daily Updates
Ofcom has published additional information on co-existence studies between 2.3 GHz Long-Term Evolution (LTE) and 2400 MHz Wi-Fi. The ITU Amateur-Satellite Service allocation is 2400-2450 MHz In the consultation published on February 19, 2014, Ofcom presented technical...
by Peter Goodhall | Apr 27, 2014 | Daily Updates
BRICsat is a 3U CubeSat built by students at the US Naval Academy. It has two Amateur Satellite Missions: • APRS constellation transponder with downlink on 437.975 MHz and with uplink on 145.825 MHz 1k2 and 9k6 AX25 • PSK31 transponder with a 28.120 MHz uplink (2.5...
by Peter Goodhall | Apr 27, 2014 | Daily Updates
The microsatellite DX-1 (27 kg 40x40x30 cm) built by Dauria Aerospace, is planned to launch June 28, 2014 on the Soyuz-2.1b, Fregat-M rocket from Baikonur in Kazakhstan. It is understood the satellite will be using the following frequencies: • 144.975-145.025 MHz...
