by Peter Goodhall | Jun 11, 2015 | Daily Updates
On Thursday, June 11, BBC TV News featured radio amateur Dr Chris Bridges 2E0OBC who was explaining about the FUNcube-1 CubeSat and FUNcube Dongle SDR at the Goonhilly Space Operations training event. Twenty-four delegates from across Europe and the United States are...
by Peter Goodhall | Jun 9, 2015 | Daily Updates
Radio amateur Dr David Morgan 2W0CXV has published an article about the possibility of the generation of Very Low Frequency (VLF) emissions in the range 1 to 10 kHz by an ionised meteor trail. He used a FUNcube Dongle SDR as part of the equipment for his experiments....
by Peter Goodhall | Jun 9, 2015 | Daily Updates
An image taken by the LightSail CubeSat and downloaded on 437.435 MHz 9600 bps AX.25 packet radio has confirmed the deployment of its Solar Sail. Bill Nye “The Science Guy” @BillNye tweeted – This just in: a complete image of #LightSail in space!...
by Peter Goodhall | Jun 7, 2015 | Daily Updates
The following message has been sent by the OSCAR Number Administrator Bill Tynan W3XO to Bob Bruninga WB4APR and the team at the US Naval Academy. You have requested OSCAR numbers for BRICsat and PSAT built by you and your associates at the U.S. Naval Academy. From...
by Peter Goodhall | Jun 7, 2015 | Daily Updates
AMSAT-NA Vice President-Engineering Jerry Buxton N0JY has released a video update on the AMSAT Fox-1C engineering model testing. The Fox-1C CubeSat is planned to fly on the SHERPA deployer Fox-1C CubeSat to Fly on SHERPA The FundRazr for AMSAT Fox-1C is at...
by Peter Goodhall | Jun 6, 2015 | Daily Updates
Jason Davis @jasonrdavis reports that LightSail, call sign KK6HIT, is operational again. Nine beacon packets on 437.435 MHz (AX.25, 9600 bps FSK) were received during 2:14 pm EDT pass on June 6, 2015. Update: The sail started deploying at 1947 UT on June 7, 2015. A...
by Peter Goodhall | Jun 6, 2015 | Daily Updates
Issue 210 of the AMSAT-UK amateur radio satellite publication OSCAR News was released on June 4, 2015. E-members can download it here. The paper edition is usually posted 2-3 weeks after publication of the electronic issue. In this issue: • UAE to build new space...
by Peter Goodhall | Jun 5, 2015 | Daily Updates
The departure and return to Earth of ISS astronaut Samantha Cristoforetti IZ0UDF will be broadcast on NASA TV during June 11, 2015. With her on the return journey will be Terry Virts and Anton Shkaplerov. The three have spent more than six months performing scientific...
by Peter Goodhall | Jun 5, 2015 | Daily Updates
Working the International Space Station, amateur radio satellites and High Altitude balloons featured at two events over the weekend of May 30-31, 2015. On Saturday, May 30 members of Essex Ham explained amateur radio to the Raspberry Pi community at the Southend...
by Peter Goodhall | May 31, 2015 | Daily Updates
Having yorkie dog clothes is proving an enjoyable challenge for the AMSAT-UK teams involved. Both the Nayif-1 CubeSat and our payload on ESEO will provide similar 1k2 BPSK FUNcube compatible downlinks so the teams have quite a lot in common. The two teams got together...
