by Peter Goodhall | Aug 26, 2015 | Daily Updates
The early booking discount for the RSGB Convention has been extended until August 31. The Convention takes place in Milton Keynes, October 9-11, and there is an impressive line up of speakers planned, including: • Ionosondes by Dr Ruth Bamford • Regular 3000km+...
by Peter Goodhall | Aug 25, 2015 | Daily Updates
Following on the successes of ZACube-1, a.k.a. TshepisoSat, ZACube-2 is the second instalment in the Cape Peninsula University of Technology (CPUT) F’SATI mission series. The satellite will serve as technology demonstrator for essential subsystems and form the basis...
by Peter Goodhall | Aug 21, 2015 | Daily Updates
The IARU Region 3 (Asia/Pacific) Directors have submitted a band plan paper concerning amateur satellite allocations for consideration at the IARU Region 3 Conference which takes place October 12-16 in Bali, Indonesia. This is the 16th Conference and it will be hosted...
by Peter Goodhall | Aug 20, 2015 | Daily Updates
Would you like to build your own satellite? Would you like to do that in a single weekend…and fly it too? The Satellite Applications Catapult has developed a build-your-own satellite kit. Over the course of a weekend you will assemble, test and program your own...
by Peter Goodhall | Aug 20, 2015 | Daily Updates
On Thursday, August 20, Onno VK6FLAB was interviewed by Gillian O’Shaughnessy for the ABC 720 Breakfast Show to talk about Amateur Radio after a UK based radio ham, Adrian 2E0SDR, managed a contact with the ISS from his garden shed. Read the ABC 720 Blog Post...
by Peter Goodhall | Aug 20, 2015 | Daily Updates
The IARU have announced they are committed to only coordinate satellite frequencies within the internationally aligned IARU band plans. The two metre amateur band is one of the most popular and populated bands in all the spectrum allocated to the amateur and amateur...
by Peter Goodhall | Aug 19, 2015 | Daily Updates
Two CubeSats built in Denmark, GomX-3 and AAUSat-5, are on their way to the International Space Station. Japan’s fifth H-II Transfer Vehicle blasted off from Tanegashima Space Center on Wednesday, August 19 at 1150 UT. The HTV-5 is expected to arrive at the ISS...
by Peter Goodhall | Aug 19, 2015 | Daily Updates
Students at Sree Narayana Trust Higher Secondary School returned to the classroom during their holidays to receive amateur radio Slow Scan Television from the International Space Station. The special ISS transmissions were made in July to commemorate the 40th...
by Peter Goodhall | Aug 19, 2015 | Daily Updates
Mike KC8YLD has posted some guidance as to when the Amateur Radio stations on the ISS would be turned off. Current flight rules require all the ham radios to be off during an EVA. Technically, the VHF radios needs to be off for Russian EVAs and the UHF radio needs to...
by Peter Goodhall | Aug 17, 2015 | Daily Updates
There’s an impressive line-up of radio amateurs among those giving presentations at the UK High Altitude Society (UKHAS) conference in London on Saturday, August 22, 2015. The UKHAS conference attracts those interested in learning about building and flying High...
