by Peter Goodhall | Mar 17, 2014 | Daily Updates
Tetsurou Satou JA0CAW reports receiving the blank test Digital TV transmission from the HamTV equipment on the International Space Station (ISS) on its new frequency of 2395 MHz. He was using a 65cm dish antenna with a low noise amplifier (LNA) and down-convertor....
by Peter Goodhall | Mar 16, 2014 | Daily Updates
The ARRL report the FCC has invited public comment on a Petition for Rule Making (RM-11715) that would make a significant portion of the 10.0 to 10.5 GHz band available for wireless broadband services. The Petition by Mimosa Networks Inc proposes a band plan for 10.0...
by Peter Goodhall | Mar 15, 2014 | Daily Updates
When in sunlight FUNcube-1 is normally in “Educational Mode” (transponder off with high power beacon) but on Saturday, March 22, 2014 at approximately 0930 UT the FUNcube team are planning to switch to “Amateur Mode” (transponder on with low...
by Peter Goodhall | Mar 15, 2014 | Daily Updates
The minutes of the March 7 meeting between the French National Society REF and the communications regulator ARCEP have been published. 435-438 MHz is now allocated to the Amateur-satellite service for both Earth-to-Space and Space-to-Earth in Region 1 and territories...
by Peter Goodhall | Mar 14, 2014 | Daily Updates
Laurynas Maciulis LY1LM provides this update on the Lithuanian CubeSat LituanicaSAT-1 which was deployed from the International Space Station (ISS) on February 28, 2014. Thanks to numerous beacon reports from W7KKE and DK3WN we established that periodic brown outs of...
by Peter Goodhall | Mar 13, 2014 | Daily Updates
Zac Manchester KD2BHC has released this update on KickSat which will carry 104 tiny Sprite satellites into a 325×315 km 51.5 degree inclination orbit. The launch of the SpaceX Falcon 9 CRS 3 mission is planned for somewhere between March 30 and April 2. The launch...
by Peter Goodhall | Mar 12, 2014 | Daily Updates
Mike Rupprecht DK3WN has released four new satellite telemetry decoders Apps. They are for: • LitSat-1, 145.845 MHz, 9k6 FSK, beacon, KISS file • LituanicaSat-1, 437.550 MHz, 9k6 FSK, KISS file • STARS-2, 437.245 MHz, CW as text • TeikyoSat-3, 437.450 MHz, CW as text...
by Peter Goodhall | Mar 12, 2014 | Daily Updates
Camb-Hams will be operating on the amateur radio satellites using the call sign GS3PYE/P from the Isle of Lewis (Grid Square IO68UL, IOTA EU-010) on April 26 to May 3, 2014. The Camb-Hams have been activating the Scottish Isles each year since 2008 and will be...
by Peter Goodhall | Mar 12, 2014 | Daily Updates
The Digital HamTV transmitter on the International Space Station will change frequency to 2395 MHz on the weekend of March 15/16. HamTV Bulletin 9: The Ham Video transmitter commissioning steps 1 and 2 were performed as planned. Working together with ESA / B.USOC,...
by Peter Goodhall | Mar 10, 2014 | Daily Updates
Steve G8KHW planned to launch five balloons XABEN64-68 carrying 434 MHz payloads from Elsworth on Wednesday, March 12. The permit for them arrived at the last minute on Wednesday morning. Technically the flights need a permit despite being 100g balloons as they are on...
