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
JURBAN Team Aim for the Moon
The JURBAN team not only hope to win the Google Lunar X-Prize by landing a robot on the Moon they also aim to inspire future generations to pursue Science, Technology Engineering and Math (STEM). Watch We are JURBAN [youtube http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uw9uWc-1PQs]...
Video of Space Jam 6 ISS Contact
Astronaut Akihiko Hoshide KE5DNI used amateur radio to speak to Scouts at Space Jam 6 in Rantoul, Illinois. The Space Jamboree Workshop is the Midwest's largest technology oriented gathering of Boy Scouts and Girl Scouts. Scouts from all over the United States came to...
Microthrusters propel small satellites at MIT
A penny-sized rocket thruster may soon power the smallest satellites in space. The device, designed by Paulo Lozano, associate professor of aeronautics and astronautics at MIT, bears little resemblance to today's bulky satellite engines, which are laden with valves,...
Reading Talk – The Sun by Dr Lucie Green
Dr Lucie Green from the Mullard Space Science Laboratory will be giving a talk about the Sun to the Reading and District Amateur Radio Club on Thursday, September 27 at 7:30 pm. The talk takes place at Lecture Theatre 109, Palmer Building, White Nights Campus,...
Portable reception of amateur radio satellite VO52
Mal VK2MALhas produced a video showing reception, using a handheld, of SSB signals from the amateur radio satellite VO-52. In this video I am using the Kenwood TH-F7E & Arrow LEO antenna to receive VO52, a SSB Amateur Satellite. In the first part of the video you...
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