by Peter Goodhall | Apr 22, 2014 | Daily Updates
The AMSAT-UK International Space Colloquium 2014 is open to all. It will be held on July 25-27, 2014 at the Holiday Inn, Guildford, GU2 7XZ, United Kingdom. The Colloquium attracts an international audience from across Europe as well as North America and the Middle...
by Peter Goodhall | Apr 20, 2014 | Daily Updates
In this video Clint Bradford K6LCS demonstrates that a simple antenna is all you need to get a signal the FUNcube-1 (AO-73) telemetry beacon. Clint writes: AO-73 just passed to the West over Southern California. With just a tape measure beam and a Yaesu FT-60R, it was...
by Peter Goodhall | Apr 19, 2014 | Daily Updates
In this video Dave Tadlock KG0ZZ describes a home made small hand held portable amateur radio dual band 145 / 435 MHz satellite antenna. Watch Portable Amateur Radio Satellite Antenna [youtube http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=b0niy7Sy96Q] Zed Zed’s Workbench...
by Peter Goodhall | Apr 18, 2014 | Daily Updates
Five CubeSats including KicksSat which carries 104 Sprite satellites on 437 MHz were successfully launched by the SpaceX CRS-3 mission on Friday, April 18 at 19:25:22 UT. Zac Manchester KD2BHC says: After a beautiful launch KickSat was deployed in low Earth orbit. We...
by Peter Goodhall | Apr 17, 2014 | Daily Updates
A range of FUNcube products are now available from the AMSAT-UK shop. The FUNcube items available are: • Badges • Mission Patch • Polo Shirt • Telemetry Receive Antenna System You can order them from the shop at...
by Peter Goodhall | Apr 17, 2014 | Daily Updates
In this video Dave Tadlock KG0ZZ describes his home made 21 element 2 meter and 70 cm yagi antenna for working SO-50, the ISS and other amateur radio satellites. Watch Excalibur Amateur Radio Satellite Antenna [youtube http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sTKI97e3uX8] Zed...
by Peter Goodhall | Apr 16, 2014 | Daily Updates
The latest issue of the free BAA-RAG radio astronomy publication RAGazine is now available for download. The British Astronomical Association Radio Astronomy Group (BAA-RAG) Coordinator Paul Hyde G4CSD writes: 1. RAG 2014 A reminder that BAA RAG is holding this year’s...
by Peter Goodhall | Apr 15, 2014 | Daily Updates
The education and science charity STELAR has been active in promoting radiocommunications in schools and colleges for over 20 years, as part of curriculum enrichment and personal and professional development for teachers. Through its specialist courses, it has...
by Peter Goodhall | Apr 14, 2014 | Daily Updates
The SpaceX CRS-3 Dragon launch of five CubeSats and 104 Sprite satellites has been postponed until Friday, April 18, 2014 at 1925 UT. SpaceX were finally set to launch their Dragon spacecraft on its third Commercial Resupply Services mission to the ISS Monday, prior...
by Peter Goodhall | Apr 14, 2014 | Daily Updates
The final configuration of the International Space Station (ISS) HamVideo Digital TV system took place on Sunday, April 13 at 1823 UT. ISS commander Koichi Wakata KC5ZTA operated using the call sign OR4ISS. Configuration 4 was used: * ARISS antenna 43 * Frequency 2395...
