by Peter Goodhall | Nov 5, 2023 | Daily Updates
IARU Region 1 reports as a part of the preparatory process for WRC-23 agenda item 9.1 topic b) involving the 23cm band (1240-1300 MHz), ITU‑R Report M.2532 has been published. This report encapsulates the outcome of resolves 1 of ITU‑R Resolution 774 that requires a...
by Peter Goodhall | Nov 3, 2023 | Daily Updates
After more than 15 years in orbit, Delfi-C3’s mission is about to come to an end. The team predict that re-entry will take place around November 16th 2023. The re-entry date might vary depending on the solar activity, which is very hard to predict accurately. See...
by Peter Goodhall | Oct 25, 2023 | Daily Updates
The SSTV system in the Service Module will be activated to attempt to verify a replacement piece of hardware during the period of Oct 27 until Nov 01. The system will be off around the required period of no transmissions during the planned EVA on Oct 31. Images will...
by Peter Goodhall | Oct 16, 2023 | Daily Updates
Amateur Radio on the International Space Station (ARISS) has received schedule confirmation for an ARISS radio contact between an astronaut aboard the International Space Station (ISS) and students at St Peter Junior School in Broadstairs, UK. ARISS conducts 60-80 of...
by Peter Goodhall | Oct 14, 2023 | Daily Updates
The Chair of IARU Region 1 Spectrum and Regulatory Liaison Committee, Barry Lewis G4SJH, writes on the IARU-R1 site that ITU‑R WP5A meeting #30 could not achieve consensus on the measures needed to protect the RNSS in the amateur 23cm band (1240-1300 MHz), (Relating...
by Peter Goodhall | Oct 11, 2023 | Daily Updates
Volunteers from the British Amateur Radio Club (BATC) will be providing a live stream of the presentations from the AMSAT-UK International Space Colloquium which takes place as part of the RSGB Convention on October 14-15. BATC volunteers have been recording and...
by Peter Goodhall | Oct 4, 2023 | Daily Updates
Amateur Radio on the International Space Station (ARISS) has received schedule confirmation for an ARISS radio contact between an astronaut aboard the International Space Station (ISS) and students at the Technological University in Dublin, Ireland. ARISS conducts...
by Peter Goodhall | Oct 1, 2023 | Daily Updates
UPDATE: Event to be Rescheduled. R4UAB reports that from October 3, 2023 to October 5, 2023 images will be transmitted from the International Space Station via the SSTV protocol as part of the “About Gagarin from Space” experiment. The topic of the program is the...
by Peter Goodhall | Sep 26, 2023 | Daily Updates
AMSAT-UK is pleased to announce that the latest PDF edition of Oscar News is available for download from our member’s website at https://oscarnews.amsat-uk.org Articles include Help celebrate FUNcube-1 AO73’s tenth birthday on November 21st...
by Peter Goodhall | Aug 16, 2023 | Daily Updates
Rajesh Vagadia VU2EXP will be active on the FM satellites from Kachchhigadh Light House during August 18-21. This will be second Light House of Gujarat state which will be activated after Veraval Light House (AT3VLH) was activated by Rajesh Vagadia VU2EXP & Sakshi...
