by Peter Goodhall | Dec 22, 2015 | Daily Updates
Phys.org interviews Hume Center Director of Research Bob McGwier N4HY about a geosynchronous satellite amateur radio payload which will aid disaster communications. Researchers at the Ted and Karyn Hume Center for National Security and Technology are preparing to send...
by Peter Goodhall | Dec 21, 2015 | Daily Updates
The amateur radio satellite AO-73 will be operating in continuous transponder mode throughout the festive season until the evening of Sunday, January 3. Why not take full advantage of this activation and get your 73 on 73 Award, details at...
by Peter Goodhall | Dec 21, 2015 | Daily Updates
On December 21, 2015 at 1038 UT, the EO-79 transponder was turned on for a prolonged period. The FUNcube transponder subsystem on QB50p1 (EO-79) had been provided by AMSAT-UK and AMSAT-NL and is a similar subsystem as on FUNcube-1, but without the telemetry downlink...
by Peter Goodhall | Dec 18, 2015 | Daily Updates
The UK Spectrum Policy Forum has released the UK Spectrum Usage & Demand report which covers amateur radio and other services. The UK Spectrum Policy Forum was launched in September 2013 at the behest of Ed Vaizey, Minister for Culture and the Digital Economy to...
by Peter Goodhall | Dec 17, 2015 | Daily Updates
The ARISS Russia team is making plans to support a couple of Slow Scan TV (SSTV) events in the next few months on 145.800 MHz FM. The first session is being targeted for mid January (subject to change) to celebrate 15 years of ARISS school contacts with the ISS crew....
by Peter Goodhall | Dec 16, 2015 | Daily Updates
The Surrey Space Centre in Guildford has released a ‘Softstack’ Integration time-lapse video of the SME-SAT CubeSat. The mission objectives are: A: Outreach – The satellite will provide beacons for which amateur satellite users and ham radio users will be...
by Peter Goodhall | Dec 15, 2015 | Daily Updates
ARISS have announced details of the first of the school amateur radio contacts with UK astronaut Tim Peake KG5BVI. Tim will be using the special International Space Station (ISS) call sign GB1SS during his 6 month mission. Students will be able to put a number of...
by Peter Goodhall | Dec 14, 2015 | Daily Updates
UK astronaut Tim Peake KG5BVI / GB1SS should launch on a Soyuz to the International Space Station (ISS) at 1103UT on Tuesday from Baikonur in Kazakhstan. Launch events are taking place at in Belfast, Cardiff, Edinburgh and London as well as at 17 Science and Discovery...
by Peter Goodhall | Dec 13, 2015 | Daily Updates
The UK’s first astronaut Helen Sharman was asked about Amateur Radio on the BBC Radio 4 show Saturday Live broadcast December 12. When asked by a listener, Brian, whether she still uses her amateur radio licence, she said: “My amateur radio license was given to...
by Peter Goodhall | Dec 13, 2015 | Daily Updates
On Sunday, December 13, Roland Zurmely PY4ZBZ received a Slow Scan TV (SSTV) image which had been uplinked to the amateur radio CubeSat Fox-1A / AO-85. Roland says he was not prepared and the antenna was misguided but even so he managed to receive a recognizable...
