AMSAT-UK is a leading organization dedicated to advancing amateur satellite communications in the United Kingdom. Established to promote and support satellite experimentation and development, AMSAT-UK provides resources, education, and a community for enthusiasts of all skill levels. Whether you’re new to satellite communications or an experienced operator, AMSAT-UK offers valuable insights, technical resources, and opportunities to connect with fellow enthusiasts.
Through events like the annual Colloquium, AMSAT-UK brings together experts, hobbyists, and innovators to share knowledge and ideas. In addition to supporting satellite missions and projects, AMSAT-UK collaborates with international amateur satellite organizations, helping to expand the possibilities of amateur radio and satellite communications around the world.
Satellite News
FUNcube-3 payload launch information
The FUNcube team anticipate that the Dnepr launch of the amateur radio FUNcube-3 payload on the QB50p1 CubeSat will take place as previously stated. This Thursday is the day! To be precise, lift off is expected to take place from Yasny on June 19, 2014 at 19:11:11 UT...
Summer issue of OSCAR News now available
E-members of AMSAT-UK can now download the Summer edition of OSCAR News here. In this issue is a picture of Brent Salmi KB1LQD and Bryce Salmi KB1LQC at the National Radio Centre in Bletchley Park where they met up with AMSAT-UK's Graham Shirville G3VZV. The paper...
GB1JSS Summer Solstice: Radio Hams to gather at Galleywood Common
Special event station GB1JSS will be active on the amateur radio satellites during the Summer Solstice on Saturday, June 21, the longest day of the year in the Northern Hemisphere. The event is open to all radio amateurs and listeners. On that day the sun will rise at...
Queen shown radio ham’s Raspberry Pi balloon payload
On Monday, June 9, more than 350 of the UK's most successful and most promising technologists were invited to Buckingham Palace by the Queen and the Duke of York for Tech at the Palace. Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II was shown the Raspberry Pi High Altitude Balloon...
OSCAR number for LituanicaSAT-1
AMSAT-NA has announced that the amateur radio satellite LituanicaSAT-1 has been awarded the designation OSCAR-78, or LO-78. In a message to the LituanicaSAT-1 team, AMSAT-NA OSCAR Number Administrator Bill Tynan, W3XO announced: "LituanicaSAT-1 has met all of the...
FUNCube Status
| AO-73 | Active |
| JO-97 | Active |
AMSAT-UK Nets
80m
QO-100