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
APRS Pass Predictor
On the AMSAT bulletin board Lynn KJ4ERJ reports the initial keps for the CubeSats launched today October 28 have been loaded into the APRS pass predictor: For APRS users, to get a pass prediction for your QTH, make sure you've beaconed your position recently then send...
Korean EME Test with FUNcube Dongle
HL2/F4AAR has made available a video of an EME test using the AMSAT-UK FUNcube Dongle SDR during the ARRL EME 2011 Contest. Read about it in Google English on the HL2UVH Blog with pictures http://tinyurl.com/3eqkjq3 Watch ARRL EME Contest October 2011 - HL2UVH DS4EOI...
VI6CHOGM on Amateur Radio Satellites
VI6CHOGM, celebrating the Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting in Perth Oct 28-30, will be active on the amateur radio satellites SO-50 and AO-51. Adam VK2YK writes: Below are the passes this weekend that I'll be active on with the special event callsign VI6CHOGM....
AubieSat-1 Video
Auburn University's famous battle cry, "War Eagle", will be heard from space Oct. 27 when it is transmitted to Earth from a student-built amateur radio satellite known as AubieSat-1. After launch when the satellite comes over Auburn, Alabama, the team will send up a...
Would you like to have your own spacecraft in space?
ABOUT THIS PROJECT Would you like to have your own spacecraft in space? I'm Zac Manchester KD2BHC, a graduate student in Aerospace Engineering at Cornell University. Over the last several years a few collaborators and I have designed, built, and tested a very tiny and...
FUNCube Status
| AO-73 | Active |
| JO-97 | Active |
AMSAT-UK Nets
80m
QO-100