by Peter Goodhall | Oct 8, 2018 | Daily Updates
FUNcube-1 As you will know, AO73/FUNcube-1 has been in full sunlight for over one month and has been transmitting continuously high power telemetry for most of that time. This has now been changed to full time amateur mode so the transponder is once again available....
by Peter Goodhall | Oct 7, 2018 | Daily Updates
The special event station GB0AUK will be active on the amateur satellites at the AMSAT-UK Colloquium, part of the RSGB Convention, in Milton Keynes Oct 13-14. AMSAT-UK members will be running a demonstration amateur radio satellite ground station, using the equipment...
by Peter Goodhall | Oct 6, 2018 | Daily Updates
At 10:45am on Sunday, October 14, the Chair of the UK Space Agency Steering Board Professor David Southwood will give a presentation on the Cassini-Huygens mission to the AMSAT-UK International Space Colloquium in Milton Keynes. More than 35 years ago, a small group...
by Peter Goodhall | Oct 6, 2018 | Daily Updates
AMSAT-DL President Peter Gülzow DB2OS reports on a new amateur radio satellite forum that aims to help newcomers become active on the satellites. On the AMSAT Bulletin board (AMSAT-BB) he writes: We have set up a new online forum at https://forum.amsat-dl.org/...
by Peter Goodhall | Oct 3, 2018 | Daily Updates
E-members of AMSAT-UK can now download the Autumn 2018 edition of OSCAR News here. The paper edition should be sent to postal members in 2-3 weeks. In this issue: • From the Secretary’s Keyboard • 2018 Meetings & Events calendar • Programme for the 2018 Colloquium...
by Peter Goodhall | Oct 3, 2018 | Daily Updates
Thanks to volunteers from the British Amateur Television Club (BATC) presentations at the AMSAT-UK International Space Colloquium (part of the RSGB Convention) will be streamed live to a global audience. The AMSAT-UK Colloquium is taking place in Lecture Room 5 at...
by Peter Goodhall | Sep 30, 2018 | Daily Updates
The AMSAT-UK International Space Colloquium is being held in conjunction with the RSGB Convention in Milton Keynes. One of the highlights will be a presentation by Naomi Kurahara JE6GXN CEO of Infostellar Inc. at 1600 BST (1500 GMT) on Saturday, October 13 which will...
by Peter Goodhall | Sep 29, 2018 | Daily Updates
DARC reports on Saturday, September 29, the annual symposium of AMSAT-DL took place in the IUZ observatory Bochum. The Google translation reads: There were lectures on current amateur radio satellites and space projects. The focus was on the first geostationary...
by Peter Goodhall | Sep 29, 2018 | Daily Updates
The European Student Earth Orbiter (ESEO) satellite carries the AMSAT-UK FUNcube-4 amateur radio 1260/145 MHz FM transponder. On September 27 it successfully completed the vibrations test. In the past few years, ten student teams from different European universities...
by Peter Goodhall | Sep 29, 2018 | Daily Updates
The FCC has announced it is to make additional spectrum available for 5G services by auctioning spectrum that includes 24.25-24.45, 24.75-25.25 and 47.2-48.2 GHz. The RSGB joint response to the 2018 Ofcom WRC-19 consultation expressed concern about the use of this...
