- — Phil Crump, M0DNY awarded the G3AAJ cup
- It was with great pleasure that at the AMSAT-UKGala Dinner, Dave Johnson, G4DPZ, Hon Sec AMSAT-UKpresented Phil Crump M0DNY with the G3AAJ cup for hiscontribution to the amateur satellite service.
- — Live streaming of Colloquium (Sunday)
- The stream will begin at 08:30 UTC.Sundays programme can be found at https://rsgb.services//public/events/convention/RSGB_2024_Convention_Sunday_programme.pdf
- — Live streaming of Colloquium (Saturday)
- Live stream for AMSAT-UK Colloquium 2024 now live at https://youtube.com/watch?v=4ve4q43pdF0list=PLTDI7lbh1cWpwM8zgO5CYJgRJlSPK4k8Z Saturday programme of the RSGB Convention and colloquium can be found at https://rsgb.services//public/events/convention/RSGB_2024_Convention_Saturday_programme.pdf Streaming provided by BATC
- — Live streaming of Colloquium
- Live stream for AMSAT-UK Colloquium 2024 now live at https://youtube.com/watch?v=4ve4q43pdF0list=PLTDI7lbh1cWpwM8zgO5CYJgRJlSPK4k8Z Saturday programme of the RSGB Convention and colloquium can be found at https://rsgb.services//public/events/convention/RSGB_2024_Convention_Saturday_programme.pdf Streaming provided by BATC
- — Space Station Slow Scan TV Transmissions
- ARISS is planning a Slow Scan Television (SSTV) experiment from the International Space Station, scheduled to start on Tuesday, October 8, at 16:00 GMT and running until Monday, October 14, at 14:10 GMT. There will be an interruption on Friday, Continue reading
- — Space Station contact with UK Girlguides
- Amateur Radio on the International Space Station (ARISS) has received schedule confirmation for an ARISS radio contact between an astronaut aboard the International Space Station (ISS) and members of Girlguiding Surrey West County, at the Brooklands Museum and Brookland Innovation Continue reading
- — AMSAT-UK New Project Announcement
- AMSAT-UK is delighted to have been able to accept an opportunity to provide a FUNcube Lite payload, with a mode U/V FM transponder, for the exciting Jovian-1 satellite. This 6U CubeSat is being designed and built by Space South Central Continue reading
- — AMSAT-UK New Project Announcement
- AMSAT-UK is delighted to have been able to accept an opportunity to provide a FUNcube Lite payload, with a mode U/V FM transponder, for the exciting Jovian-1 satellite. This 6U CubeSat is being designed and built by Space South Central which is the Continue reading
- — GreenCube (IO-117) Update
- The GreenCube satellite, developed by S5LAB, has likely ceased functioning due to radiation damage. After a successful mission that exceeded expectations, the satellite is no longer responding to commands, and its onboard radio is believed to have been compromised by Continue reading
- — AMSAT-UK Space Colloquium 2024
- AMSAT-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
- E-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
- Every 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
- On 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
- On 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
- On 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 ?
- During 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
- Rome, 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
- An 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
- On 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
- Series 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
- Two 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
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