by m0xtd | May 25, 2012 | Daily Updates
The Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) would like to announce that the Small Demonstration Satellite-4 (SDS-4) completed its critical phase operations and moved to the initial phase. The SDS-4 was launched by the H-IIA F21 at 1:39 a.m. on May 18, 2012 (Japan...
by Peter Goodhall | May 25, 2012 | Daily Updates
The Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) would like to announce that the Small Demonstration Satellite-4 (SDS-4) completed its critical phase operations and moved to the initial phase. The SDS-4 was launched by the H-IIA F21 at 1:39 a.m. on May 18, 2012 (Japan...
by m0xtd | May 24, 2012 | Daily Updates
The 2012 Bay Area Maker Faire in San Mateo took place May 19-20 and among the stands was one displaying the PhoneSat amateur radio satellites. There are two types of of these satellites both of which run the Android operating system and will be enclosed in a standard...
by m0xtd | May 24, 2012 | Daily Updates
Abubakr S. Eltayeb ST2AB is an Electrical Engineer specializing in communications systems. He is currently a member of the Cube Satellite Project which belongs to the Faculty of Engineering at University of Khartoum. The team includes his colleagues Hala M. Othman,...
by m0xtd | May 23, 2012 | Daily Updates
Helen Woolnough and Neil Melville PA9N are setting off on a honeymoon with a difference, and they aim to make a difference by raising money for charity. They are taking part in the Mongol Rally where participants drive, in no more than six weeks, from the UK to...
by m0xtd | May 23, 2012 | Daily Updates
The second ham radio transmissions by an amateur radio operator in space were made by Tony England W0ORE during the Challenger shuttle mission STS 51-F in 1985. He achieved the first ever two-way Slow Scan TV (SSTV) space contact during the flight when he contacted...
by m0xtd | May 23, 2012 | Daily Updates
UKube-1, the programme to launch the UK Space Agency’s first Cubesat mission, has reached an important milestone. Two payloads have now undergone pre-integration testing at Clyde Space’s facilities in Glasgow. Miniature satellite UKube-1, is a collaboration between...
by m0xtd | May 23, 2012 | Daily Updates
The AMSAT demonstration station at the 2012 Dayton Hamvention in Ohio (grid EM79ut) working the SSB/CW satellite VO-52 on Friday, May 18, 2012. This video starts at approximately 1418 UTC (10.18am EDT) on a pass to the west that covered much of North America. Working...
by m0xtd | May 22, 2012 | Daily Updates
On May 22 the amateur radio satellite HORYU-2 carried out tests using the 1200 bps AX.25 FSK downlink on 437.375 MHz. It is understood that signals were received by JA1GDE, JA5BLZ, JA6PL and JA2MJA. On May 23 Mineo Wakita JE9PEL decoded the AX.25 telemetry data and...
by m0xtd | May 20, 2012 | Daily Updates
Andrei YO8SSQ and Cezar YO8TLC have made available a web based receiver to enable listeners to hear the new amateur radio satellite HORYU-2 when it’s within range of Romania. The WebSDR receiver is located at the Astronomical Observatory Department of “Stefan...
