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

Online Sudden Ionospheric Disturbances (SID) Monitoring Station

Tarif Rashid Santo has made his Solar Radio Telescope available online. He provides live data from his IONX Solar Radio Telescope in Demra, Dhaka, Bangladesh. Coordinates Lat: 23°42′26.83″N Long: 90°29′31.19″E. The Spectrogram and the Plotter update in every hour with...

Amateur Radio Satellite to Flash Morse Code on Christmas Eve

On Christmas Eve (Dec. 24) the Japanese students who built FITSAT-1 are planning to active the satellite's LED optical array and flash a message in Morse code to Earth. The Morse message may be visible to the unaided eye. According to Takushi Tanaka JA6AVG the...

FITSAT-1 heard in Vermont on 5840.0 MHz

The 5840.0 MHz downlink of FITSAT-1 was received in Vermont on both Saturday and Sunday by Mike Seguin N1JEZ. FITSAT-1 CubeSat, developed by students at the Fukuoka Institute of Technology (FIT) in Japan has a CW beacon on 437.250 MHz and a data link on 437.445 MHz....

ISS Amateur Radio SSTV Active on 145.800 MHz FM

Pete Sipple M0PSX who runs the Essex Ham and FrequencyCast websites received this Slow Scan TV  (SSTV) picture transmitted by the amateur radio station on the International Space Station on Friday, November 9. After being tipped off via the ISS Fan Club website that...

Video of successful ISS amateur radio contact with Italian schools

This video shows the successful ARISS contact for Italian Schools in Govone, Priocca and Diano dAlba, Italy. On Thursday, November  8, 2012 at 1204 UT, students from Institute Comprehensive in Govone, Nino Costa Middle school in Priocca and Institute Comprehensive in...

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