- — BBC TV feature 8-year-old’s ISS amateur radio contact
- 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
- — Press coverage of eight-year-old’s ISS ham radio contact
- 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
- — ISS astronaut’s favorite ham radio contact
- 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
- — QSL cards and award for receiving SWSU satellites
- 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
- — EU WRC23 agenda items consultation and RNSS/23cm band study
- 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
- — Ten amateur radio CubeSats deployed from ISS
- 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
- — Summer 2022 OSCAR News now available to download
- 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
- — NASA Podcast – Amateur Space Radio
- On Episode 251 of NASAs Houston We Have a Podcast, Courtney Black describes the Amateur Radio program that connects astronauts in space to people and students around the globe. This episode was recorded on May 27, 2022. On this podcast Continue reading
- — IARU-R1 Spectrum Regulation and Liaison Committee Slides
- The Chair of the IARU Region 1 Spectrum Regulation and Liaison Committee, Barry Lewis G4SJH, took part in a joint session with the IARU-R1 Political Relations Committee (PRC) during the member society International Meeting convened during the HamRadio2022 Friedrichshafen event. Continue reading
- — Amateur/RNSS Coexistence – 23cm Band
- After review and approval by the IARU Region 1 Executive Committee and the IARU Administrative Council a presentation on preliminary Amateur / RNSS Coexistence in the 23cm band has been released. See the presentation at https://www.iaru.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/06/23cm-Band-and-RNSS-June2022.pdf Source IARU https://www.iaru.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/06/23cm-Band-and-RNSS-June2022.pdf
- — 1240-1300 MHz: ITU-R WP5A Meeting Report
- IARU report on the recent meeting of ITU-R WP5A, the lead group responsible for developing the Conference Preparatory Meeting report about the WRC23 agenda item on the 23cm band. The latest meeting of ITU-R WP5A concluded on June 2, 2022. Continue reading
- — FUNcube-1 / AO73 Update
- Many will be aware that FUNcube-1 has been transmitting a special Fitter message to commemorate her Majesty the Queen’s Platinum Jubilee earlier this month. Everyone who receives this message and uploads it to the Data Warehouse using the Dashboard can Continue reading
- — ISS SSTV June 8-9 145.800 MHz FM
- Russian cosmonauts on the International Space Station (ISS) are planning to transmit Slow Scan TV (SSTV) images on 145.800 MHz FM probably using the SSTV mode PD-120. The transmissions are part of the Moscow Aviation Institute SSTV experiment (MAI-75) and Continue reading
- — AO-73/FUNcube-1 Fitter Message for The Queen’s 70th Jubilee Celebration
- In June 2022, Her Majesty The Queen becomes the first British Monarch to celebrate a Platinum Jubilee after 70 years of service. AMSAT-UK has decided to send a special Platinum Jubilee greetings message via FUNcube-1 (AO-73). Anyone who receives this Continue reading
- — 23cm band and Sat-Nav Coexistence: ITU‑R WP4C Studies
- The Chair of IARU Region 1 Spectrum Affairs, Barry Lewis G4SJH, reports on the work being done in defending the interests of the Amateur Services in the 1240-1300 MHz band. On the IARU Region 1 site he writes: During the Continue reading
- — AMSAT-UK Colloquium 2022 – Call For Speakers
- This is the first call for speakers for the AMSAT-UK Colloquium 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 Continue reading
- — AMSAT-UK Space Colloquium October 8-9
- 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. The weekend event Continue reading
- — Amateur Radio and AMSAT-UK at EMFcamp 2022
- The popular Electromagnetic Field event takes place June 2-5, 2022 at the Eastnor Castle Deer Park, Herefordshire. Imagine a camping festival with a power grid and high-speed internet access; a temporary village of geeks, crafters, and technology enthusiasts thats lit Continue reading
- — Ham radio workshop held at PDEU University
- A full featured two day Amateur Radio Workshop was conducted by Rajesh Vagadia VU2EXP (Regional Coordinator, AMSAT-INDIA) on April 5-6, 2022, at renowned university PDEU in Gandhinagar, Gujarat, India. 40 highly interested students of EC ICT (plus faculties) dived Continue reading
- — IARU-R1 papers on 23 cm band Amateur/RNSS coexistence
- CEPT SE40 meeting #76 being held April 11-13 is studying the issue of coexistence between amateur radio operation in 1240-1300 MHz and RNSS systems such as Galileo. One of the Agenda Items for the World Radiocommunication Conference (WRC23) is AI-9.1b Continue reading
- — ARISS SSTV Event April 11-13
- An ARISS Slow Scan TV (SSTV) event is scheduled from the International Space Station (ISS) April 11-13 on 145.800 MHz FM to celebrate Cosmonautics Day and Women in Space The event is slated to begin on April 11 at 16:30 Continue reading
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