Colloquium 2024

AMSAT-UK Colloquium 2024 is set to take place on October 12-13, at Kents Hill Park Conference Centre in Milton Keynes. Join us for an exciting weekend of satellite discussions and networking, held in conjunction with the RSGB Convention.

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

WREN heard on 437.405 MHz

Dmitry Pashkov UB4UAD may have received the first signal from the WREN PocketQube on 437.405 MHz (+/- 10 kHz Doppler). The WREN team would welcome any further reports. The length of the AFSK-modulated beacon is 1.6 seconds. The Telemetry Decoder and an Audio File of...

FUNcube-1 Whole Orbit Data Displayed

Whole Orbit Data from the FUNcube-1 (AO-73) amateur radio spacecraft can now be displayed. Dave G4DPZ writes: We can now display 104 minutes of Whole Orbit Data captured within the satellite and we are working on getting the scaling factors such that all values can be...

FUNcube-1 (AO-73) Update November 26

The FUNcube Team have some new TLEs for object 2013-066B 2013-066B 1 39417U 13066B   13330.15401895  .00003238  00000-0  45063-3 0   205 2 39417  97.7994  42.6429 0062763 180.4144 179.7025 14.77120863   712 These still seem to be the best fit but the team would...

Capturing FUNcube-1 Telemetry

John Besedic KK4EQF has released a video showing how easy it is to capture data from the FUNcube-1 (AO-73) amateur radio satellite using the Dashboard App, a computer, antenna and the FUNcube Dongle SDR. Watch FUNcube Satellite Dashboard and FUNcube Dongle Amateur...

CAPE-2 Text-to-Speech heard in Japan

The Cajun Advanced Picosat Experiment satellite CAPE-2, built by students at the University of Louisiana at Lafayette, launched on a Monotaur-1 on November 20, 2013 at 0115 UT. On November 24 Tetsurou Satou JA0CAW in Japan made this recording of CAPE-2′s Text to...

FUNCube Status

AO-73 Active
JO-97 Active

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