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
Last chance to hear ARISSat-1
The amateur radio satellite ARISSat-1 may have only a few more days to live before it re-enters Earth's atmosphere. Ken GW1FKY reports it's putting out a strong signal in the early evening. On the AMSAT bulletin board Ken writes: I again monitored and worked into...
Soyuz rocket blasts off for International Space Station A Russian Soyuz rocket, carrying three astronauts, has blasted off to the International Space Station from Kazakhstan.
The rocket carrying Russian cosmonaut Oleg Kononenko RN3DX, Nasa astronaut Don Pettit KD5MDT and the European Space Agency's Andre Kuipers PI9ISS lifted off under freezing conditions at the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan. [youtube...
PW-SAT on BRITE TV
The Polish amateur radio satellite PW-SAT built by students at the Warsaw University of Technology was featured on BRITE TV. The Internet TV channel BRITE TV, covers the construction of the first Polish scientific satellites BRITE-PL 1 - Lem and BRITE-PL 2 - Hevelius...
AMSAT-UK FUNcube Dongle and EME
Bill Dzurilla, NZ5N demonstrates how to use the AMSAT-UK FUNcube Dongle to receive signals that have been bounced off the surface of the Moon. [youtube http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ac3jDILGKmg]
Cuban TV features Amateur Satellite Operation
Hector Luiz Martinez CO6CBF was interviewed on Cuban TV about his amateur radio satellite operating. Hector, CO6CBF, got his first license at the age of 11 and has been licensed for 11 years. He first became interested in satellites when he heard about the deployment...
FUNCube Status
| AO-73 | Active |
| JO-97 | Active |
AMSAT-UK Nets
80m
QO-100

