by Peter Goodhall | Feb 4, 2022 | Daily Updates
Russian cosmonauts on the International Space Station (ISS) are planning to transmit Slow Scan TV (SSTV) images on 145.800 MHz FM probably using the SSTV mode PD-120. The transmissions are part of the Moscow Aviation Institute SSTV experiment (MAI-75) and will be made...
by Peter Goodhall | Jan 18, 2022 | Daily Updates
AMSAT-EA Mission Manager Felix EA4GQS provides an update on the status of the EASAT-2 and HADES satellites launched on January 13. On the AMSAT Bulletin Board he writes: We confirm the reception of both EASAT-2 and HADES, as well as the decoding of telemetry and the...
by Peter Goodhall | Jan 17, 2022 | Daily Updates
The Chair of IARU Region 1 Spectrum Affairs, Barry Lewis G4SJH, reports on the work being done in defending the interests of the Amateur Services in the 1240-1300 MHz band. On the IARU Region 1 site he writes: As we head into 2022 the ITU‑R and CEPT work considering...
by Peter Goodhall | Jan 12, 2022 | Daily Updates
The Tevel mission consisting of 8 satellites developed by the Herzliya Science Center in Israel, each carrying an FM transponder, is expected to launch on January 13 at 15:25 GMT on the SpaceX Falcon-9 Transporter-3 mission. This mission also carries AMSAT-EA’s...
by Peter Goodhall | Jan 7, 2022 | Daily Updates
The EASAT-2 and HADES satellites, each carrying an FM transponder and digipeater, are expected to launch on January 13 at 15:25 GMT on the SpaceX Falcon-9 Transporter-3 mission. A translation of a post by Spain’s URE reads: The Scottish space broker Alba...
by Peter Goodhall | Jan 3, 2022 | Daily Updates
A DXpedition to Svalbard (78° North) is planned for April 19-26 with the callsign JW0X. In addition to the five HF stations (FT8/FT4/RTTY/SSB/CW) the team will activate the first QO-100 satellite DX Station callsign JW100QO April 22-24. Making the first ever QO-100...
by Peter Goodhall | Jan 1, 2022 | Daily Updates
There are presently three FUNcube based missions in orbit – currently all of them have active, linear U/V transponders. The current status of each of these can always be checked on the useful AMSAT-NA status page https://www.amsat.org/status/ and an update on each of...
by Peter Goodhall | Dec 18, 2021 | Daily Updates
The CAMSAT XW-3 (CAS-9) satellite carrying a 145/435 linear transponder was launched from the Taiyuan Satellite Launch Center at 03:11:31 GMT on December 26, 2021. XW-3(CAS-9) satellite was piggybacked on the rocket with primary payload ZY-1(02E) satellite. The...
by Peter Goodhall | Dec 15, 2021 | Daily Updates
The ARISS team will be supporting Slow Scan TV (SSTV) operations from the International Space Station during the period of December 26-31. The images will be related to lunar exploration. The transmissions should be available worldwide on 145.800 MHz FM. The planned...
by Peter Goodhall | Nov 21, 2021 | Daily Updates
November 21, 2021, marks the eighth birthday of the FUNcube-1 CubeSat. Remarkably the tiny spacecraft, launched from Russia on November 21, 2013, continues to work well having travelled more than a billion kilometres in space. During the past couple of months, the...
