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[l] at 3/18/24 4:05pm
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

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

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[l] at 2/18/24 5:06am
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

[Category: Daily Updates, Amateur Radio, AMSAT-DL, AMSAT-EA, ERMINAZ, Ham Radio, Libre Space Foundation, MARIA-G, SaxaVord, Spaceport, UNNE-1]

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[l] at 1/25/24 12:48pm
At 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

[Category: Daily Updates, Amateur Radio, Amateur Radio Satellite, CubeSat, GreenCube, Ham Radio, IO-117]

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[l] at 12/29/23 11:38am
E-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

[Category: Daily Updates, Amateur Radio, CubeSat, Ham Radio, Oscar News, satellites]

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[l] at 12/17/23 6:26am
Clark 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

[Category: Daily Updates, Amateur Radio, AMBITIOUS, Clark Sat-1, CubeSat, Ham Radio, ISS]

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[l] at 12/14/23 2:07am
An 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

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

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[l] at 12/13/23 10:01am
After 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

[Category: Daily Updates, Amateur Radio, AO-73, CubeSat, FUNcube-1, Ham Radio]

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[l] at 12/8/23 2:29am
IARU 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

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

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[l] at 11/20/23 3:30pm
November 21, 2023, marks the tenth birthday of our very first CubeSat mission, FUNcube-1 (AO-73). A very short time after the launch from Yasny in Russia and within a few minutes from deployment, the very first frame of data from Continue reading

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

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[l] at 11/19/23 1:38pm
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[Category: Daily Updates, Amateur Radio, AO73, Bletchley Park, CubeSat, FUNcube-1, Ham Radio]

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[l] at 11/7/23 5:57am
EIRSAT-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

[Category: Daily Updates]

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[l] at 11/7/23 5:57am
EIRSAT-1 is expected to launch on a Space X Falcon 9 rocket from the Vandenberg Air Force Base in California, USA, on November 29, 2023. It will have a downlink on the IARU coordinated frequency of 437.100 MHz, see https://iaru.amsat-uk.org/finished_detail.php?serialnum=639 Continue reading

[Category: Daily Updates]

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[l] at 11/5/23 3:09pm
IARU Region 1 reports as a part of the preparatory process for WRC-23 agenda item 9.1 topic b) involving the 23cm band (1240-1300 MHz), ITU‑R Report M.2532 has been published. This report encapsulates the outcome of resolves 1 of ITU‑R Continue reading

[Category: Daily Updates, Amateur Radio, Galileo, GNSS, Ham Radio, RNSS, satellite, WRC-23]

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[l] at 11/3/23 3:46pm
After more than 15 years in orbit, Delfi-C3’s mission is about to come to an end. The team predict that re-entry will take place around November 16th 2023. The re-entry date might vary depending on the solar activity, which is Continue reading

[Category: Daily Updates, Amateur Radio, CubeSat, Delfi C3, Ham Radio, satellite]

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[l] at 10/25/23 10:01am
The SSTV system in the Service Module will be activated to attempt to verify a replacement piece of hardware during the period of Oct 27 until Nov 01. The system will be off around the required period of no transmissions Continue reading

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

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[l] at 10/16/23 10:54am
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 students at St Peter Junior School in Broadstairs, UK. ARISS conducts 60-80 of Continue reading

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

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[l] at 10/14/23 8:08am
The Chair of IARU Region 1 Spectrum and Regulatory Liaison Committee, Barry Lewis G4SJH, writes on the IARU-R1 site that ITU‑R WP5A meeting #30 could not achieve consensus on the measures needed to protect the RNSS in the amateur 23cm Continue reading

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

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[l] at 10/11/23 12:24pm
Volunteers from the British Amateur Radio Club (BATC) will be providing a live stream of the presentations from the AMSAT-UK International Space Colloquium which takes place as part of the RSGB Convention on October 14-15. BATC volunteers have been recording Continue reading

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

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[l] at 10/4/23 2:51pm
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 students at the Technological University in Dublin, Ireland. ARISS conducts 60-80 of these Continue reading

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

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[l] at 10/1/23 1:19am
R4UAB reports that from October 3, 2023 to October 5, 2023 images will be transmitted from the International Space Station via the SSTV protocol as part of the “About Gagarin from Space” experiment. The topic of the program is the Continue reading

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

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[l] at 9/26/23 7:55am
AMSAT-UK is pleased to announce that the latest PDF edition ofOscarNewsis available for download from our members website athttps://oscarnews.amsat-uk.org Articles include

[Category: Daily Updates]

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