by Peter Goodhall | Mar 27, 2014 | Daily Updates
On Saturday, March 29, at around 10:00 GMT Chris Stubbs M6EDF will be launching a balloon CHEAPO carrying a payload transmitting 50 bps 7n2 RTTY on 434.300 MHz USB. Chris gave a well received presentation on high altitude balloons at a recent Chelmsford Amateur Radio...
by Peter Goodhall | Mar 27, 2014 | Daily Updates
The March 2014 edition of the British Amateur Television Club (BATC) magazine CQ-TV has several articles on HamTV, the new ISS Digital Amateur Television station. In the March 2014 issue of CQ-TV: – First Video received from the ISS – Receiving HamTV from...
by Peter Goodhall | Mar 27, 2014 | Daily Updates
A greetings message from the President of the Republic of Lithuania Dalia Grybauskaitė has been transmitted by the amateur radio satellite LituanicaSAT-1. She is believed to be the first President of any nation to have a greetings message sent from space since...
by Peter Goodhall | Mar 27, 2014 | Daily Updates
The BAA Radio Astronomy Group will be holding its 2014 General Meeting on Saturday, May 17 at the National Space Centre, Leicester, LE4 5NS. Paul Hyde G4CSD writes: 1. Demos and posters With seven weeks to go we need to sort out the amount of space to be allocated for...
by Peter Goodhall | Mar 26, 2014 | Daily Updates
In 2013 the President of the Republic of Lithuania, Dalia Grybauskaitė visited the Science Communication and Information Center (SCIC ) at Vilnius University. There she saw the amateur radio CubeSat LituanicaSAT-1 and tested the satellite’s FM voice transponder...
by Peter Goodhall | Mar 24, 2014 | Daily Updates
Ofcom has published a consultation on the release of around 6 MHz of very high frequency (VHF) spectrum in the 143 to 169 MHz band, which has been returned for civil use. The consultation says: 1.7 As demand for both operational and potential future services in the...
by Peter Goodhall | Mar 23, 2014 | Daily Updates
Zac Manchester KD2BHC has posted another update on the KickSat CubeSat which will carry 104 tiny Sprite satellites into a 325×315 km 51.5 degree inclination orbit. The launch will be broadcast live on NASA TV, which will also be streaming on Ustream. UPDATE: The...
by Peter Goodhall | Mar 22, 2014 | Daily Updates
The IARU Satellite Frequency Coordination Panel have announced a new frequency for the Ukrainian amateur radio CubeSat PolyITAN-1, planned to launch from Yasny in Russia. IARU say the new frequency of 437.675 MHz was needed to avoid interference occurring with another...
by Peter Goodhall | Mar 22, 2014 | Daily Updates
Qatar’s Es’hail 2 satellite will provide the first amateur radio geostationary communications that could link amateurs from Brazil to India. The satellite is expected to launch by the end of 2016 and will be positioned at 25.5 degrees East. AMSAT-DL...
by Peter Goodhall | Mar 21, 2014 | Daily Updates
Presently, the Ham Video equipment on the International Space Station (ISS) is permanently transmitting a “blank” image and no audio. It is in configuration 3: • ARISS antenna 43 • Frequency 2395 MHz • Symbol rate 1.3 Ms/s Transmission will continue in this...
