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
Satellites at Amateur Radio Skills Workshop
Steve Hedgecock M0SHQ took along some rigs, antennas and software to the Chelmsford Amateur Radio Society (CARS) Skills Workshop held in Danbury, Essex on May 19. He explained how to get started in listening to satellites, track them, and have contacts through them....
New launch date for UKube-1
The CubeSat UKube-1 will be launched from Baikonur in Kazakhstan on a Russian Soyuz-2-1b Fregat-M rocket which has Meteor-M 2 as the primary payload. The new planned launch date for UKube-1 is July 8, 2014 with separation +9253 s Greenwich inertial (-1859.49,...
ITAR restrictions on US radio amateurs to be eased
The International Traffic in Arms Regulations (ITAR) inexplicably applies to amateur radio satellites. It threatens US radio hams with jail terms or six figure fines if they cooperate with amateurs outside the USA on satellite projects. Cooperation includes talking...
In-Person Meeting for ARISS International
The ARRL report representatives of the Amateur Radio on the International Space Station (ARISS) International partners met in person last month for the first time in 2-1/2 years to reassess the program’s direction and to consider new objectives. The European Space...
BBC TV: Radio Hams Balloon Flight and Pocket Spacecraft
Radio amateurs Jerry Sandys G8DXZ, Andrew Ashe G8SRV and Michael Johnson M0MJJ appeared in the May 17 edition of the BBC TV technology show Click which is now available on the web. (Overseas viewers may need to use a UK based proxy server) Jerry Sandys G8DXZ along...
FUNCube Status
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AMSAT-UK Nets
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