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
UK Amateur Radio Smartphone CubeSat STRaND-1
The International Amateur Radio Union satellite frequency coordination panel has agreed a frequency of 437.575 MHz for the UK satellite STRaND-1. STRaND-1 will carry an Android Smartphone and plans to use data rates of 9k6 or 19k2 bps for the AX.25 packet radio...
1970s UK Satellite To Be Revived
40 years ago the United Kingdom's first satellite launched on a UK built rocket went into space and now a team from the Mullard Space Science Laboratory in Surrey are attempting to revive it. The Prospero spacecraft was launched by a Black Arrow rocket on October 28,...
Louis Varney G5RV Cup
The G5RV Cup for Space Communications has been awarded to Paul Robinson 2E1EUB by RSGB President Dave Wilson M0OBW. The cup is awarded for advances in space communication and the presentation took place at the Telford Hamfest on Sunday, September 4. Paul was nominated...
50 percent more satellites to be launched in the decade ahead
by Staff Writers Paris, France (SPX) Sep 05, 2011 Civilian government agencies are expected to procure more satellites for operational missions in Earth observation, meteorology, navigation, and communications. In most countries, communications satellites (comsat) are...
Radio hams tune in to space airwaves
John Heath G7HIA has written an article about amateur radio space communications for the October edition of the British Interplanetary Society magazine Spaceflight. The Spaceflight description says: "Radio amateurs have always been keen to exploit new means of...
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