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
FUNcube-1 ZDNET Article
Journalist David Meyer interviewed AMSAT-UK's Jim Heck G3WGM for an article on the FUNcube-1 satellite being built by AMSAT-UK volunteers. School students will be able to send, via a moderator, 'Fitter' (as in 'FUNcube Twitter') messages of 200 characters to the...
ARISSat-1 SK
The amateur radio satellite ARISSat-1, deployed from the ISS on August 3, fell silent on Wednesday, January 4, as it re-entered the Earth's atmosphere. The ARISSat website shows the last telemetry was captured at 06:02:14 UTC on Jan. 4 with these temperatures: IHU...
FUNcube – Launch details and time frame finalised
An agreement has now been reached with ISIS Launch Services BV, who are based in Delft in the Netherlands, for them to provide a launch of the FUNcube-1 CubeSat. It is anticipated that FUNcube-1, which has been created by a team of volunteer radio amateurs and other...
FUNcube to be on show at the ASE conference 5-7 Jan 2012
Between 5th and 7th Jan 2012 AMSAT-UK will be showing off the potential of the FUNcube satellite as a teaching tool at the Association for Science Education Conference (see http://ase.org.uk). The ASE exists to provide support and ideas for school science teachers in...
FUNcube Dongle Presentation Video
The AMSAT-UK FUNcube Dongle is a VHF/UHF (64-1700 MHz) Software Defined Radio (SDR) on a USB Dongle. Howard Long G6VLB traveled from London to the 2011 ARRL/TAPR Digital Communications Conference (DCC) in Baltimore to address the group on this project. He details the...
FUNCube Status
| AO-73 | Active |
| JO-97 | Active |
AMSAT-UK Nets
80m
QO-100

