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
A21EME Moonbounce and QO-100 Dxpedition
Chris PA2CHR has released a video of the A21EME eight band Moonbounce and QO-100 satellite DXpedition to Botswana in October 2019. Watch A21EME EME DXpedition to Botswana, October 2019 [youtube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nVrPtuB_nbU] The A21EME Story...
ISS SSTV December 28 until January 1
Russian cosmonauts are expected to activate Slow Scan Television (SSTV) image transmissions on 145.800 MHz FM from the International Space Station from Saturday, December 28 to Wednesday, January 1. ARISS will be supporting SSTV transmissions worldwide in memory of...
TF3YOTA active on Es’hail-2 / QO-100 satellite
Iceland's national amateur radio society, the IRA, reports Elín Sigurðardóttir TF2EQ, launched TF3YOTA from TF3IRA's radio room in Skeljanes on December 19. First at 14 MHz and when the conditions disappeared it switched to the IRA's satellite station for...
CAMSAT CAS-6 satellite launched December 20
CAMST's amateur radio payload CAS-6 piggybacked on a technology test satellite TIANQIN-1 launched at 03:21 UTC on December 20, 2019 at the Taiyuan Satellite Launch Center of China using a CZ-4B launch vehicle. Update December 20: Alan BA1DU reported: "Today CAS-6 has...
Calling Radio Amateurs: Help Find OPS-SAT!
ESA is challenging anyone with amateur radio equipment to catch the first signals from OPS-SAT, ESA’s brand new space software laboratory. On December 17, the 3U CubeSat OPS-SAT will be launched into low-Earth orbit on a Soyuz rocket from Kourou in South America,...
FUNCube Status
AO-73 | Active |
JO-97 | Active |
AMSAT-UK Nets
80m
QO-100