by Peter Goodhall | Dec 4, 2012 | Daily Updates
The Inner West Courier reports that Robert Brand VK2URB is hoping to break new ground with two space missions he is participating in. The Sydney newspaper says he is involved in the communications system for the Team Stellar Lunar mission scheduled for 2014, as part...
by Peter Goodhall | Dec 4, 2012 | Daily Updates
The Inner West Courier reports that Robert Brand VK2URB is hoping to break new ground with two space missions he is participating in. The Sydney newspaper says he is involved in the communications system for the Team Stellar Lunar mission scheduled for 2014, as part...
by Peter Goodhall | Dec 2, 2012 | Daily Updates
This documentary shows the preparation and launch of the first Italian amateur radio satellite, September 26, 1993. It was encoded and uploaded from original video master. IO-26 carried a Mode JD (145 to 435 MHz) Digital Transponder using the 1200 bps AX.25 protocol...
by Peter Goodhall | Dec 2, 2012 | Daily Updates
This video shows some typical SkyCube nano-satellite engineering work at Southern Stars’ office in San Francisco, CA. Chris verifies a solution to a serial data output problem on the main computer processor board; Scott puts solar panels together; and Mark tests...
by Peter Goodhall | Nov 30, 2012 | Daily Updates
In this video radio amateur Professor Jamie Cutler KF6RFX highlights the ability of CubeSats to test new technology in space at low cost. The Radio Aurora Explorer (RAX) mission has proven that scientific information can be gathered from a CubeSat, which is a small...
by Peter Goodhall | Nov 29, 2012 | Daily Updates
The publication Test & Measurement World recently mentioned the 2.4 GHz Signal Source Kits developed by radio amateur and AMSAT-UK member David Bowman G0MRF. The article says: “Most simple DIY comb generators seem to run out of steam about 1 GHz. I recently...
by Peter Goodhall | Nov 28, 2012 | Daily Updates
The ESTCube 1 CubeSat was built by students at Tartu University with the objectives for promoting space, providing and educational tool for science, technology, engineering, mathematics (STEM) subjects and giving students hands-on experience on developing space...
by Peter Goodhall | Nov 28, 2012 | Daily Updates
Aalto-1 is a student CubeSat project of Aalto University, Finland. In this video Project Coordinator Jaan Praks describes the Aalto-1 project. It is understood that a launch in 2013 is planned. It is planned to operate at VHF-UHF and there will also be an S-band...
by Peter Goodhall | Nov 26, 2012 | Daily Updates
This video from the ARRL/TAPR DCC in Atlanta produced by Gary Pearce KN4AQ of HamRadioNow shows the presentation given by Steve Bible N7HPR in which he reviews a survey showing just how hams and non-hams (primarily teachers) participated in the ARISSat / KEDR project...
by Peter Goodhall | Nov 26, 2012 | Daily Updates
This video provides a short description of the Canada-Norway Student Sounding Rocket (CaNoRock) exchange program and plans for the student CaNoSat sub-orbital CubeSats. CaNoRock is a partnership between the Universities of Alberta, Calgary and Saskatchewan, the...
