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

New Satellite Segment in IARU Region 2 Bandplan

Following the IARU Region 2 (the Americas) meeting in September at Cancun, Mexico, the new Region 2 bandplans for all allocations from 137 kHz to 250 GHz have now been published. There is a new allocation for the Amateur-Satellite Service from 144.000-144.025 MHz...

CubeSat Balloon Launch

GIS User reports on CHASE-II a CubeSat balloon launch by Captain Josh Neel KB3VTP. The CubeSat, callsign KB3VTP-11, was planned to be launched as part of the Civil Air Patrol’s Maryland Wing Rocketry Day on Sunday, October 20, 2013 using APRS on 144.390 MHz FM. This...

FUNcube SDR Radio Telescope

Dr David Morgan has released a new paper "Further Developments of an SDR Radio Telescope" using the FUNcube Dongle Pro+ and SpectrumLab. "Further Developments of an SDR Radio Telescope" details the equipment configuration and software involved in setting to work a...

Integration of World’s First D-STAR CubeSat

The OUFTI-1 team have released videos of the integration of the amateur radio D-STAR GMSK CubeSat built by students at the University of Liege. OUFTI-1 is currently being integrated at the Liège Space Center, a research center of the University of Liège in Belgium....

FUNcube-1 News

FUNcube-1 is presently at Yasny and is being prepared for launch. All the up to date news can be seen at www.funcube.org.uk and the latest post includes a link to the launch blog from our launch service providers. We are still on track for a launch late next month and...

FUNCube Status

AO-73 Active
JO-97 Active

AMSAT-UK Nets

80m

QO-100