by Peter Goodhall | Mar 6, 2015 | Daily Updates
The RSGB have responded to the Ofcom Call for Input on Spectrum above 6 GHz for future mobile communications (5G) consultation. The range of frequencies Ofcom are considering included the Primary amateur and amateur-satellite allocation at 47-47.2 GHz. Read the RSGB...
by Peter Goodhall | Mar 5, 2015 | Daily Updates
Saturday, February 21, 2015 marked the 15 month anniversary of the launch of $50SAT/MO-76, and you guessed it – it is still operating. Thursday, February 12, 2015 marked a different milestone – its orbit has decayed to the point where its mean motion...
by Peter Goodhall | Mar 2, 2015 | Daily Updates
Two radio amateurs, Dave Akerman M0RPI and Paolo Nespoli IZ0JPA, will be at the BBC Stargazing Live solar eclipse event at Leicester on March 20. Dave Akerman M0RPI is well known for many High Altitude Balloon flights. These have carried the Rapsberry Pi computer...
by Peter Goodhall | Feb 26, 2015 | Daily Updates
The RSGB has responded to the Ofcom call for inputs to the strategic review of the 420-470 MHz spectrum. The review includes the key Amateur 430-440 MHz and Amateur-Satellite 435-438 MHz allocations. The consultation had been due to close on February 19 but was...
by Peter Goodhall | Feb 25, 2015 | Daily Updates
An amateur radio balloon CNSP-22, call sign K6RPT-11, is crossing the Atlantic at an altitude of 11,150 metres and should reach the British Isles on Friday, February 27. The solar powered around-the-world high altitude balloon was released by the California Near Space...
by Peter Goodhall | Feb 24, 2015 | Daily Updates
Paulo PV8DX of AMSAT-BR turned the recent Slow Scan TV transmissions from the International Space Station (ISS) into an education outreach opportunity for amateur radio. On Monday, February 23, 2015 at the Gonçalves Dias school he explained amateur radio to the...
by Peter Goodhall | Feb 24, 2015 | Daily Updates
Martin Ehrenfried G8JNJ reports excellent SSTV and Packet Radio signals from the International Space Station (ISS) using the online SUWS WebSDR. The omni-direction helix antennas at the WebSDR were designed with high elevation satellites in mind. Conventional antennas...
by Peter Goodhall | Feb 22, 2015 | Daily Updates
IARU Region 1 has released issue 65 of the VHF-UHF-uW newsletter, it covers WRC-15 which could affect a number of amateur radio bands. The newsletter says agenda items at the ITU World Radiocommunication Conference includes topics that affect amateurs in the 5MHz,...
by Peter Goodhall | Feb 22, 2015 | Daily Updates
The ISS Slow Scan television Transmissions have already produced some great pictures, more will be sent Monday, February 23 on 145.800 MHz FM until 2130 UT. On the AMSAT Bulletin Board (AMSAT-BB) Clint Bradford K6LCS posted: Receiving SSTV from the ISS really CAN be...
by Peter Goodhall | Feb 22, 2015 | Daily Updates
David Casler KE0OG has released a series of tutorial videos for the US Extra class license two of which cover amateur radio satellites. The first deals with Orbital Mechanics and the second covers the radio aspects of amateur satellites. Watch Extra Lesson 2.3,...
