- — QO-100 satellite, GNU Radio and SDR talks released
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at 9/13/19 3:29pmMark M5BOP reports the complete set of amateur radio technical talks from this year’s Martlesham Microwave Round Table is now available to watch on YouTube. Videos of these MMRT 2019 talks are available: • Practical GNUradio – Heather Lomond M0HMO … Continue reading →- — University CubeSat Club members get ham radio licenses
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at 9/13/19 10:20amStudents at the Villanova University College of Engineering started a CubeSat Club in the fall of 2018 and have since got their amateur radio licenses. The university website reports: A CubeSat is a nanosatellite—a small, lightweight satellite that is cheaper … Continue reading → - — Taurus-1 with Codec-2 transponder launched
- at 9/13/19 8:45amTaurus-1 (Jinniuzuo-1) carrying an amateur radio FM to Codec-2 transponder was launched on a CZ-4B rocket from the Taiyuan Satellite Launch Center on Thursday, September 12 at 0326 GMT. Taurus-1 is a CubeSat project developed by Aerospace System Engineering Research … Continue reading →
- — IARU Region 3 approves new 15m satellite allocation
- at 9/12/19 3:39pmThe IARU Region 3 Directors meeting was held in Tokyo September 2-3. A modified interim Region 3 bandplan was approved which included an Amateur-Satellite Service allocation in the 15m band. The Chairman of IARU Region 3 directors, Wisnu Widjaja YBØAZ … Continue reading →
- — AMSAT-LU PicoBalloons travel the around the globe
- at 9/12/19 7:11amThe WSPR Picoballoon on 14.0956 USB released August 31 is about to complete its first circumnavigation of the globe after traveling 33,000 km in 12 days. AMSAT-LU appreciate any WSPR stations that help to receive it, AMSAT-LU will recognize with … Continue reading →
- — CEPT CPG decides position on 144, 50 and 1240-1300 MHz
- at 8/30/19 8:17am“At the insistence of the European Commission, a WRC-23 agenda item was considered necessary to address the world-wide protection of Regional Navigational Satellite Systems from amateur emissions in the band 1240-1300 MHz.” The CEPT ECC CPG met in Ankara during … Continue reading →
- — Talks by radio amateurs at UKHAS Conference London Sept 7
- at 8/25/19 9:29amThe 2019 UK High Altitude Society Conference is taking place in White City, London on Saturday, September 7. Ticket sales close August 31. The conference takes place at The Invention Rooms, 68 Wood Lane, White City, London, W12 7TA, and … Continue reading →
- — New French CEPT paper still seeks 144-146 MHz for Aeronautical
- at 8/24/19 7:34amThe French administration has renewed its attack on the Amateur Radio 144-146 MHz band ahead of a key CEPT ECC CPG meeting in Ankara, August 26-30. In a paper to be considered at the conference the French Administration says it … Continue reading →
- — 144-146 MHz WebSDR at Goonhilly now available
- at 8/24/19 5:43amAMSAT-UK and BATC have announced the availability of a new 144-146 MHz Web-based Software Defined Radio installation at Goonhilly. This is being provided in collaboration with Goonhilly Earth Station where it is kindly hosted alongside the existing receiving equipment for … Continue reading →
- — Highlights of CITEL WRC Preparatory Meeting: August 12-16 Ottawa
- at 8/19/19 4:17pmCITEL, the telecommunications committee of the Organization of American States, concluded a week of meetings on Friday, August 16 at the Shaw Centre in Ottawa. The Radio Amateurs of Canada (RAC) report: These meetings have as their principal purpose to … Continue reading →
- — Ideas sought for the next FUNcube satellite
- at 8/19/19 6:34amIn November the FUNcube-1 CubeSat will have been in orbit for 6 years and the FUNcube team are now soliciting suggestions for the next satellite The team are looking for suggestions for: • Conformation of the satellite (2U / 3U) … Continue reading →
- — Threat to Amateur Radio 23cm band
- at 8/19/19 6:15amA joint paper by France, Lithuania, Malta, Slovenia and The Netherlands for the CEPT CPG meeting in Ankara, August 26-30, attacks the continued use by Radio Amateurs of our 1240-1300 MHz band. This is the final CEPT CPG meeting in … Continue reading →
- — QO-100 geostationary satellite talk at Hamfest 2019
- at 8/16/19 5:35amPaul Marsh M0EYT gave a presentation titled ‘All you need to know to get going on Es’hail-2 / QO-100 geostationary satellite’ at Hamfest 2019 in Dorset on Sunday, August 11. The 50 minute talk covered satellite information, software, hardware, dish … Continue reading →
- — 19th Global Symposium for Regulators
- at 8/4/19 12:45pmSmall-Satellites, High Altitude Platform Stations (HAPS) and 47 GHz were among the topics discussed at the ITU-D 19th Global Symposium for Regulators in Port Vila, Vanuata, July 9-12. The background paper ‘Preparing for WRC-19 – Understanding the issues at stake … Continue reading →
- — AMSAT in special 300th edition of ICQ Podcast
- at 8/4/19 5:33amThe popular ICQ Amateur Radio Podcast has been running for over 11 years and on August 4, 2019, the ICQ Podcast team released their 300th edition which features an interview with Treasurer and Past President of AMSAT Keith Baker KB1SF. … Continue reading →
- — SSA defends 23cm band against Galileo threat
- at 8/1/19 9:46amSweden’s national amateur radio society, the SSA, has sent a supplementary letter to the communications regulator PTS ahead of the next meeting of the CEPT ECC Conference Preparatory Group CPG-19. The SSA report: At a previous CEPT meeting (PTA), France … Continue reading →
- — SSA defense of 23cm band against Galileo threat
- at 8/1/19 9:46amSweden’s national amateur radio society, the SSA, has sent a supplementary letter to the communications regulator PTS ahead of the next meeting of the CEPT ECC Conference Preparatory Group CPG-19. The SSA report: At a previous CEPT meeting (PTA), France … Continue reading →
- — ARISS Next Generation Radio System Completes Critical Flight Certification Tests
- at 7/31/19 9:22amThe Interoperable Radio System (IORS), ARISS’ next generation radio system successfully completed a battery of stressful tests required as part of the final certification of the hardware for launch to and operation on the International Space Station. During the week … Continue reading →
- — Two ISS SSTV events during July 29 – August 4
- at 7/26/19 10:55amARISS Russia is planning Slow Scan Television (SSTV) image transmissions on 145.800 MHz FM from the International Space Station. Below is the scheduled for the planned activation of SSTV from the ISS. The first session is the routine MAI-75 activity … Continue reading →
- — CAS-7B with FM transponder launched
- at 7/8/19 12:48pmThe Amateur Radio satellite CAS-7B (BP-1B), carrying an FM transponder, was launched at 05:00 GMT on July 25, 2019 and the FM transponder and Telemetry Beacon have been received. The satellite was launched on Hyperbola-1 from Jiuquan into a 300 … Continue reading →
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