by Peter Goodhall | Nov 3, 2015 | Daily Updates
The ITU World Radiocommunication Conference 2015 (WRC-15) is taking place in Geneva from November 2-27. On Tuesday, November 3 at 1241 UT there was an amateur radio link-up between WRC-15 and two astronauts on the International Space Station (ISS). The contact took...
by Peter Goodhall | Oct 31, 2015 | Daily Updates
On Wednesday, November 4 pupils at the Eleanor Palmer Primary School in Camden, London should have the opportunity to speak to an astronaut in space thanks to an Amateur Radio Telebridge link via Australia. The audio will be streamed via the web and Echolink. An...
by Peter Goodhall | Oct 30, 2015 | Daily Updates
AMSAT-UK members are leading on the Amateur Radio on the ISS (ARISS) Schools contacts programme for the upcoming Tim Peake Principia mission to the ISS. A number of high profile school contacts are planned to be carried out and this activity is being coordinated with...
by Peter Goodhall | Oct 30, 2015 | Daily Updates
Students at Daggett Montessori School in Fort Worth used amateur radio to talk to astronaut Kjell Lindgren KO5MOS, aboard the International Space Station. Before the contact Cowtown Amateur Radio Club member Keith Pugh W5IU explained to the students how they are able...
by Peter Goodhall | Oct 30, 2015 | Daily Updates
Details have been released by Ofcom of the UK positions for WRC-15 which takes place in Geneva, November 2-27, 2015. Ofcom’s statement references the document containing the European Common Proposals for agenda items for the next conference, WRC-19. One proposal...
by Peter Goodhall | Oct 29, 2015 | Daily Updates
Following on from the brief notes provided earlier, AMSAT-UK now have been given exclusive access to the full SSETI Express Phase E 400-800 THz Downlink Report. This report provides a clear insight into the work carried out during their recent campaign and to methods...
by Peter Goodhall | Oct 28, 2015 | Daily Updates
Year 11 students have been spending a week’s work experience at Goonhilly Earth Station learning about radio and satellite receivers. They researched and built a low-cost receiver using the FUNcube Dongle Pro+ Software Defined Radio. Watch the video How to...
by Peter Goodhall | Oct 27, 2015 | Daily Updates
The XO-53 (SSETI Express) satellite was launched October 27, 2005 at 06:52 UT on board a Kosmos 3M rocket launched from the Plesetsk Cosmodrome in central Russia. SSETI Express was developed by the Education Office of the European Space Agency (ESA) as part of the...
by Peter Goodhall | Oct 27, 2015 | Daily Updates
UKube-1, the UK Space Agency’s first national spacecraft, has now completed its nominal mission following over 14 months of operations. Discussion is underway with AMSAT-UK about the possibility of taking over UKube-1 operations to continue its educational and...
by Peter Goodhall | Oct 26, 2015 | Daily Updates
The ITU Radiocommunication Assembly (RA-15) has opened in Geneva ahead of the World Radiocommunication Conference 2015 (WRC-15) which commences next week. The Radiocommunication Assembly, which is responsible for the structure, programme and approval of...
