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
G100RSGB on the amateur radio satellites
Flight Refueling Amateur Radio Society (FRARS) were active on the amateur radio satellites on Thursday, April 4 using the special event callsign G100RSGB . On one pass of the satellite FO-29 club member Clive Lambert-Hutchinson G7SVI had arranged a schedule with...
Vietnam CubeSat PicoDragon
PicoDragon is a 1U CubeSat project intended to take low resolution Earth images and to test on-board systems. It is planning to use two amateur radio downlinks and frequencies for these have been coordinated by the IARU. The 100mW CW beacon will be on 437.250 MHz and...
NASA Seeks Academic Partners for Smallsat Technology Collaboration
NASA is seeking small spacecraft technology project proposals from U.S. colleges and universities that would like to collaborate with agency researchers. Small spacecraft, or smallsats, represent a growing field of space research and operations in which universities...
STRaND-1 Signal Reports Requested
Dr Chris Bridges M6OBC from the Surrey Space Centre has advised that the amateur radio beacon on their STRaND-1 CubeSat became intermittent over the Easter weekend. Both Mike Rupprecht DK3WN and Nader Omer ST2NH have reported that no signals have been heard since...
Final IARU-R1 Vienna 2013 Papers Released
The final set of VHF/UHF/uW papers for the IARU Region 1 Interim meeting in Vienna, April 20-21, have been released. They include a number of papers related to Amateur-Satellite Service allocations: • VIE13_C5_03 Increased Amateur‐Satellite Service 144MHz Usage •...
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