- — AMSAT-UK Space Colloquium 2024
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at 7/25/24 12:50amAMSAT-UK is pleased to announce that the 2024 Colloquium will take place alongside the RSGB Convention at Kents Hill Park Conference Centre, Milton Keynes, MK7 6BZ on the weekend of 12/13th October 2024. As in previous years, the AMSAT-UK Colloquium Continue reading- — July OSCAR News now available
- at 7/11/24 4:28amE-members of AMSAT-UK can now download the July 2024 edition of OSCAR News, issue 244, 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
- — The Myth that Cosmonaut Yuri Gagarin was a Radio Amateur
- at 5/28/24 2:46amEvery few years the myth that Cosmonaut Yuri Gagarin was a radio amateur crops up again. This myth started in the early 1980s and has been debunked numerous times since but it still appears on websites listing Famous Hams. Martin Continue reading
- — AMSAT Argentina to launch transponder balloon
- at 5/22/24 6:35amOn May 26, at 1300 GMT AMSAT-LU plans (weather permitting) to launch a balloon carrying a linear multimode transponder V➤U, CW, SSB, FM, APRS LU7AA-11 and VIDEO. It could last 9 hours if it reaches 82,000 feet height landing in Continue reading
- — Newfoundland QO-100 Contact Successful – More Planned
- at 5/12/24 3:17amOn Saturday, May 11, 2024, Gopan VO1/M0XUU (VU3HPF) succeeded in making the first contact from North America through the amateur radio QO-100 geostationary satellite transponder located at 26° East. Gopan was in Newfoundland which is just outside the coverage area Continue reading
- — Newfoundland QO-100 contact Successful – More Planned
- at 5/12/24 3:17amOn Saturday, May 11, 2024, Gopan VO1/M0XUU (VU3HPF) succeeded in making the first contact from North America through the amateur radio QO-100 geostationary satellite transponder located at 26° East. Gopan was in Newfoundland which is just outside the coverage area Continue reading
- — Newfoundland on QO-100 ?
- at 5/5/24 6:59amDuring May there are plans for two separate attempts to make contacts from Newfoundland using the QO-100 geostationary satellite amateur transponders. Newfoundland is just outside the coverage area of QO-100, the elevation at Signal Hill at St. Johns is -0.9°, Continue reading
- — GreenCube IO-117 Announcement by AMSAT Italia
- at 5/2/24 12:12pmRome, April 30, 2024 AMSAT Italia is proud to announce the acquisition of the quote of property of the IO-117 “GreenCube” satellite. The other part of the property remains on behalf of “Sapienza University”, Rome, Italy. A collaborative work Continue reading
- — UK School to Contact Space Station
- at 4/15/24 12:36pmAn ARISS contact is scheduled with students at Mrs Ethelston’s CE Primary Academy at Axminster Community Academy Trust, Lyme Regis, U.K. at 11:33 BST (10:44 GMT) on Wednesday April 17 on 145.800 MHz FM. Amateur Radio on the International Space Continue reading
- — Belgium: 23 cm band Restrictions
- at 4/1/24 10:28amOn March 27, 2024, Belgiums regulator the BIPT published draft restrictions on amateur radio operation in the 23cm (1240-1300 MHz) band. The new restrictions include: Class A (equiv UK Full, USA Extra) size of band reduced from 60 MHz Continue reading
- — BBC Great British Railway Journeys at SSTL
- at 3/18/24 4:05pmSeries 15 episode 12 of Michael Portillos TV show Great British Railway Journeys: Havant to Guildford, features Surrey Satellite Technology Ltd and Professor Sir Martin Sweeting G3YJO. To see the segment fast-forward 20 mins 30 secs into the show. Watch Continue reading
- — UK’s SaxaVord Spaceport to launch amateur radio satellites
- at 2/18/24 5:06amTwo more amateur radio satellites, MARIA-G (HADES-F) and UNNE-1 (HADES-E), are planned to launch from the UKs SaxaVord Spaceport later in 2024. Previously announced amateur radio payloads on the launch are: ERMINAZ-1U and -1V from AMSAT-DL GENESIS-MA and -ME from Continue reading
- — IO-117 GreenCube to cease operating on February 5
- at 1/25/24 12:48pmAt 1622 GMT on Thursday, January 25, 2024 @S5Lab posted on X that the GreenCube IO-117 Digipeater would be permanently deactivated on February 5. Designed and developed by students of Sapienza University of Rome, GreenCube IO-117 was the first satellite Continue reading
- — December 2023 OSCAR News now available
- at 12/29/23 11:38amE-members of AMSAT-UK can now download the December 2023 edition of OSCAR News, issue 243, 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
- — ISS deployment of Clark sat-1 (AMBITIOUS)
- at 12/17/23 6:26amClark sat-1 (AMBITIOUS), callsign JS1YLT, is scheduled to deploy from the International Space Station (ISS) on Monday, December 18, 2023, at 10:15 GMT. The IARU coordinated downlink is 435.130 MHz. Clark sat-1 is a 1U size satellite is an educational Continue reading
- — ISS SSTV 40th Anniversary of Ham Radio in Human Spaceflight
- at 12/14/23 2:07amAn ARISS Slow Scan TV (SSTV) event is scheduled from the International Space Station (ISS) December 16-19, 2023, on 145.800 MHz FM to celebrate the 40th anniversary of amateur radio in human spaceflight. The event is slated to begin on Continue reading
- — AO-73 back in transponder mode
- at 12/13/23 10:01amAfter a year long period of battery management, AMSAT-UK and AMSAT-NL have restarted the transponder on AO-73. After 10 years in orbit, the battery on the satellite has reduced capacity and until recently, has been unable to charge to the Continue reading
- — ITU WRC-23: 1240-1300 MHz
- at 12/8/23 2:29amIARU have provided an update on the outcome of ITU WRC-23 Agenda Item 9.1B concerning the Amateur and Amateur Satellite Service allocations in 1240-1300 MHz: During the WRC-23 deliberations, strong positions were expressed by all the parties involved. The result Continue reading
- — EIRSAT-1 CubeSat
- at 11/7/23 5:57amEIRSAT-1 launched on a Space X Falcon 9 rocket from the Vandenberg Air Force Base in California, USA, at 1819 GMT on Friday, December 1, 2023. It has a downlink on the IARU coordinated frequency of 437.100 MHz, see https://iaru.amsat-uk.org/finished_detail.php?serialnum=639 Continue reading
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