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

Glasgow school wins CanSat launch competition

The UK’s Alpha team from Bearsden Academy in Glasgow were awarded first place in the second European CanSat Competition. 14 secondary school teams, from different ESA member states, participated in the finals of the competition at the Andøya Rocket Range in Norway....

Atlas V Launches AEHF-2 Satellite For Classified U.S. Messages

  The second U.S. Air Force Advanced Extreme High Frequency (AEHF) communications spacecraft was successfully launched into a super synchronous transfer orbit May 4 atop a United Launch Alliance (ULA) Atlas V 531 rocket. Liftoff of the 197 ft. tall 2.7 million...

ISS Symposium 2012: A Personal Reflection

Andy Thomas G0SFJ was invited to attend the ISS Symposium 2012, organised by ESA and DLR in Berlin on May 2-4. This is his personal reflection of the event. Official highlights are on their own website, Twitter, YouTube etc. It's impossible to single out any...

Receiving PRISM CW satellite beacon with FUNcube Dongle Pro

watch?v=gVCiDziXLWc This video demonstrates the AMSAT-UK FUNcube dongle pro receiving CW signals from PRISM. The You Tube video has the following comment by the publisher "I was only using a vertical VHF/UHF antenna hooked up to the FUNcube Dongle Pro. Software is...

AO-27 Demo

[youtube http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EwpQicEJs4k] AO-27 transmits with a power output of 0.5 W into a quarter-wavelength whip antenna. Satellites are approximately 500 miles (800 km) distant when directly overhead and over 2,000 miles (3,200 km) distant when near...

FUNCube Status

AO-73 Active
JO-97 Active

AMSAT-UK Nets

80m

QO-100