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[l] at 3/19/23 11:51am
Austria has become the latest country to impose restrictions on Amateur Radio operation in the 23 cm band (1240-1300 MHz) to protect to protect ground-based receivers for the Galileo RNSS satellite constellation. Austrias national amateur radio society ÖVSV say: Changes Continue reading

[Category: Daily Updates, Amateur Radio, Galileo, GNSS, Ham Radio, RNSS]

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[l] at 3/10/23 8:03am
To celebrate National Science Day of India on February 28 one of the biggest Science Carnival 2023 was organised by Gujarat state India at prestigious Science City Ahmedabad during 28th February to 4th March 2023. AMSAT-INDIA was specially invited Continue reading

[Category: Daily Updates, Amateur Radio, Ham Radio, satellite, Science Day, STEM]

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[l] at 2/9/23 6:45am
An ARISS contact between students at Stella Maris College, Gzira, Malta, callsign 9H1MRL and the International Space Station (ISS) is scheduled for 12:34 GMT on Wednesday, February 15. The ISS crew member will be astronaut Josh Cassada KI5CRH who will Continue reading

[Category: Daily Updates, Amateur Radio, ARISS, astronaut, Ham Radio, ISS]

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[l] at 12/23/22 3:43am
On December 18, 2022, CAMSAT’s satellite XW-4 (CAS-10) was deployed from the Tianzhou-5 cargo ship that was docked to the Tiangong space station. CAS-10 carries a linear amateur radio transponder. The satellite user manual can be downloaded here: CAMSAT XW-4 Continue reading

[Category: Daily Updates, Amateur Radio, CAS-10, Ham Radio, XW-4]

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[l] at 12/16/22 4:16am
CAMSATs transponder satellite CAS-5A (Fengtai OSCAR-118) launched on December 9, 2022, carrying three amateur radio transponders. The satellite user manual can be downloaded here: CAS-5A Amateur Radio Satellite Users Manual V1.0 CAS-5A Frequencies: CW Beacon: 435.570MHz CW 22wpm U/V Linear Continue reading

[Category: Daily Updates, Amateur Radio, CAS-5A, Ham Radio, OSCAR-118, satellite]

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[l] at 12/1/22 3:30pm
An ARISS contact between students at Stella Maris College, Gzira, Malta, callsign 9H1MRL and the International Space Station (ISS) is scheduled for Saturday 10th December at 0755 UTC. The ISS crew member will be astronaut Koichi Wakata KI5TMN who will Continue reading

[Category: Daily Updates, Amateur Radio, ARISS, Ham Radio, ISS]

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[l] at 11/22/22 8:12am
Another year has passed and FUNcube 1 has continued to operate from its orbit around 600km above the earth. To start with some statistics. The spacecraft creates and downlinks data in frames that run for two minute periods. It has Continue reading

[Category: Daily Updates, Amateur Radio, amateuyr, AO73, CubeSat, FUNcube-1, Ham Radio]

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[l] at 11/1/22 2:04pm
It is understandable that amateur radio operators in North America are disappointed that they cannot experience the fun of using QO100. However, although the footprint charts that have been published show that it is not possible, there have been good Continue reading

[Category: Daily Updates, Canada, Geostationary, Newfoundland, North America, QO-100, satellite]

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[l] at 10/27/22 6:53am
Videos of the talks given at the 2022 AMSAT-UK International Space Colloquium are now available on YouTube. Playlist is at https://youtube.com/watch?v=svaElf4UUkclist=PLTDI7lbh1cWo-8sCd4AptcdzumTRtsstF

[Category: Daily Updates, AMSAT, Colloquium, CubeSat, satellite]

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[l] at 10/5/22 6:22am
On Friday, October 7, 2022, from 15:14 GMT there will be a amateur radio contact from Antarctica with the International Space Station (ISS). Students from the #38 Raul Alfonsin school at the Esperanza Antarctic base will ask questions that will Continue reading

[Category: Daily Updates, Amateur Radio, ARISS, Ham Radio, ISS]

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[l] at 9/28/22 9:41am
In India on 15 Sep 2022, on the occasion of National Engineering Day, an excellent Workshop titled Fascinating World of Ham Radio Amateur Radio Satellites was conducted by AMSAT-INDIAs Regional Coordinator Rajesh Vagadia VU2EXP at reputed Marwadi University Rajkot Continue reading

[Category: Daily Updates, Amateur Radio, Ham Radio, satellites]

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[l] at 9/11/22 5:31am
As the WRC-23 approaches so the studies regarding AI9.1b (23cm and RNSS) are working towards conclusions. However the IARU is not content that all the operational aspects of the amateur service usage of the 1240-1300 MHz band are being properly Continue reading

[Category: Daily Updates, Amateur Radio, Galileo, GNSS, Ham Radio, RNSS]

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[l] at 9/5/22 6:46am
AMSAT-UK is very happy to announce the 2022 AMSAT-UK International Space Colloquium will be held as part of the RSGB Convention on October 8-9 at the Kents Hill Park Conference Centre, Timbold Drive, Milton Keynes, MK7 6BZ. Booking for the Continue reading

[Category: Daily Updates, Amateur Radio, Ham Radio]

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[l] at 8/24/22 5:22am
Felix EA4GQS reports Spains latest amateur radio satellites to launch will be GENESIS-G and GENESIS-J on September 11 The AMSAT Bulletin Board post says: This is to confirm that the launch of our new GENESIS-G and GENESIS-J satellites with Firefly Continue reading

[Category: Daily Updates, Amateur Radio, CubeSat, GENESIS, Ham Radio, PocketQube]

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[l] at 8/16/22 9:26am
On Tuesday, August 16, BBC TVs Josie Hannett interviewed 8-year-old Isabella Payne about her amateur radio contact with NASA astronaut Kjell Lindgren KO5MOS on the International Space Station. On August 2, Isabella, a member of Hilderstone Radio Society G0HRS, used Continue reading

[Category: Daily Updates, Amateur Radio, Ham Radio, ISS, Space, STEM]

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[l] at 8/11/22 8:37am
Kents Isle of Thanet News reports on the amateur radio contact between 8-year-old Isabella Payne and NASA astronaut Kjell Lindgren KO5MOS on the International Space Station. In the Isle of Thanet News, Kathy Bailes, writes: A Broadstairs eight-year-old has chatted Continue reading

[Category: Daily Updates, Amateur Radio, ARISS, Ham Radio, ISS, STEM]

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[l] at 8/3/22 9:42am
NASA astronaut Kjell Lindgren KO5MOS, who is on the International Space Station, describes his amateur radio contact with 8-year-old Isabella from Kent, UK, as his favorite so far. He tweeted: Ive had a lot of fun using the #ARISS amateur Continue reading

[Category: Daily Updates, Amateur Radio, ARISS, astronaut, Ham Radio, ISS, STEM] [Link to media]

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[l] at 8/2/22 3:26pm
On July 21 ten amateur radio CubeSats built by students at the Southwestern State University were deployed from the ISS. QSL cards and a diploma are available for receiving the SSTV, APRS and Voice messages On his website Dmitry Pashkov Continue reading

[Category: Daily Updates, Amateur Radio, APRS, CubeSat, Ham Radio, ISS, RadioSkaf, satellite, SSTV, SWSU]

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[l] at 7/30/22 3:23pm
The Chair of IARU Region 1 Spectrum and Regulatory Liaison Committee, Barry Lewis G4SJH, reports on the response to the EU WRC-23 consultation and the CEPT RNSS/23cm band study. On the IARU-R1 site he writes: In a collaboration between the Continue reading

[Category: Daily Updates, Amateur Radio, GNSS, Ham Radio, RNSS, WRC23]

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[l] at 7/21/22 11:49am
On July 21, 2022, during a spacewalk by Samantha Cristoforetti IZ0UDF and Oleg Artemyev, 10 amateur radio CubeSats were deployed from the International Space Station. On his website Dmitry Pashkov R4UAB reports: On July 21, 2022, during extravehicular activities (VKD-54), Continue reading

[Category: Daily Updates, Amateur Radio, CubeSat, Ham Radio, ISS, satellie]

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[l] at 7/7/22 8:46am
E-members of AMSAT-UK can now download the Summer 2022 edition of OSCAR News, issue 238, here. The paper edition edition will be sent to postal members and should arrive in the next 2-3 weeks. In this issue: • From the Continue reading

[Category: Daily Updates, Amateur Radio, CubeSat, Ham Radio, ISS, satellite]

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