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[l] at 3/29/26 5:36am
Students at Simon Langton Grammar School for Boys will use amateur radio to speak to astronaut Jack Hathaway, KJ5NIV, on the International Space Station (ISS).  The ARISS contact, between NA1SS on the ISS and GB4SLS at the school, will take Continue reading

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

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[l] at 3/1/26 5:45am
AMSAT has announced the launch of Students On The Air (StOTA) Days, a new initiative aimed at encouraging student participation in amateur satellite operations. The activity was inspired by AMSAT President Drew Glasbrenner, KO4MA, and his son Carsten, KQ4SJM, and Continue reading

[Category: Daily Updates, Amateur Radio, AMSAT, Ham Radio, satellites, Space, StOTA, Students On The Air]

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[l] at 1/30/26 5:52am
Students at Wick High School in East Caithness have been chosen by ARISS International to have an amateur radio contact with an astronaut on the International Space Station. The Wick High School Radio Club @GM0WHS posted on X: HUGE NEWS Continue reading

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

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[l] at 1/6/26 12:47pm
Following on from our announcement of the ESA / CCSDS sponsored outreach competition to develop reference protocols, AMSAT-UK are pleased to announce they will be holding a webinar at 16:00 UTC on Wednesday 14th January. The webinar will be via Continue reading

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

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[l] at 12/8/25 3:24am
CCSDS Outreach Initiative and Reference Implementation Development Competition ESA is presenting a pilot programme on behalf of The Consultative Committee for Space Data Systems (CCSDS) and is pleased to announce a new outreach initiative aimed at strengthening engagement with the Continue reading

[Category: Daily Updates, Amateur Radio, CCSDS, ESA, Ham Radio]

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[l] at 11/26/25 12:55pm
ARISS is excited to premier a new video all about Amateur Radio on the International Space Station! Thanks to Nichole Ayers KJ5GWI (@Astro_Ayers on X) who recorded this during her time on the International Space Station. Join us Tuesday 02-December Continue reading

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

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[l] at 11/8/25 1:53pm
From November 12-19 amateur Slow Scan TV (SSTV) transmissions are expected from the International Space Station (ISS) to commemorate the ISS at 25 and Scouts. Start: Wednesday, November 12 1730 GMT (5:30pm UK local) End: Wed, November 19 1450 GMT Continue reading

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

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[l] at 10/17/25 8:55am
The amateur radio scouting event Jamboree On The Air (JOTA) is taking place this weekend October 18-19. Scouts from the 1st Radford Semele Scout Group at Radford Semele, UK, are planned to talk to astronaut Jonny Kim KJ5HKP on the Continue reading

[Category: Daily Updates, Amateur Radio, ARISS, Ham Radio, International Space Station, ISS, Scout]

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[l] at 10/10/25 5:12am
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[Category: Daily Updates]

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[l] at 10/3/25 4:25am
For those who cannot attend the AMSAT-UK Colloquium on October 11-12 the talks will be streamed live on YouTube thanks to the British Amateur Television Club (BATC) from 9:15 BST on Saturday 11th: https://youtube.com/live/yk6zI9Pbrig Sunday 12th: https://youtube.com/live/RC1p6iS-zwE The talks will Continue reading

[Category: Daily Updates, Amateur Radio, Colloquium, Ham Radio]

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[l] at 10/3/25 3:22am
A special ARISS-Russia SSTV event is on the ISS schedule beginning Friday, October 3, 2025, at 11:40 UTC and will end on Thursday, October 9, 2025, at 07:30 UTC. There will be 3 hour breaks on Saturday at 10:00 UTC Continue reading

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

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[l] at 9/18/25 9:04am
Did you know AMSAT-UK turns 50 in 2025! The annual AMSAT-UK colloquium is fast approaching. Once again, it is being held at The Kents Hill Conference Centre in Milton Keynes alongside the RSGB Convention on Saturday 11th and Sunday 12th Continue reading

[Category: Daily Updates, Amateur Radio, AMSAT-UK, Colloquium, Ham Radio]

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[l] at 9/18/25 8:50am
The launch of the RSGB High-altitude balloon carrying the LoRa Repeater GB1HAB will take place around 11am BST (10:00 GMT) on Saturday, September 20. As part of the RSGB’s National Coding Week activities this year, the RSGB Outreach Team has Continue reading

[Category: Daily Updates, Amateur Radio, GB1HAB, HAB, hamradio, Hi-impact, LoRa]

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[l] at 9/17/25 5:24am
JAXA, the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency, has announced that five Japanese CubeSats will be deployed from the International Space Station (ISS) on September 19 at 08:25-o9:00 GMT (09:25-10:00 BST, 15:25-18:00 JST) (though the date and time of the deployment are Continue reading

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

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[l] at 8/18/25 9:08am
Upcoming ARISS radio contact between the International Space Station, call sign OR4ISS, and young people at the IARU Region 1 Camp, call sign FX5YOTA, on Tuesday, August 19, 2025, at 09:18:53 UTC (10:18 AM BST) on 145.800 MHz FM. Astronaut Continue reading

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

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[l] at 7/25/25 6:29am
David Bowman G0MRF reports the successful on-air test of the AMSAT-UK U/V FM transponder has been carried out. Destined for the 6U Jovian-1 satellite, this mode U/V FM transponder had its first on-air test on Thursday, July 24, 2025. Continue reading

[Category: Daily Updates, Amateur Radio, CubeSat, Ham Radio, Jovian-1, satellite]

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[l] at 7/20/25 4:31am
The 67th CEPT Electronic Communications Committee (ECC) Plenary Meeting held March 24-27 approved ECC Decision (25)01 imposing restriction on Amateur and Amateur Satellite operation in the 23 Band (1258-1300 MHz) with effect from December 27, 2025, with the expectation this could take up to three years according to national circumstances. The meeting minutes record: 6.2 Continue reading

[Category: Daily Updates, 23cm, Amateur Radio, Galileo, GNSS, Ham Radio, RNSS]

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[l] at 7/11/25 10:23am
An ARISS SSTV event from the International Space Station will begin no earlier than July 14 with the expectation that the event will run through the weekend into the beginning of the following week. This is all subject to AX-4 Continue reading

[Category: Daily Updates, Amateur Radio, Ham Radio, International Space Station, ISS, Soace, SSTV]

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[l] at 7/4/25 6:55am
A team of 6 students from the University of Surrey, the University of Portsmouth and the University of Southampton are integrating equipment they designed, manufactured and tested to a 12m high Stellar Kinetics Kia-1 rocket in Southern Oman. The launch Continue reading

[Category: Daily Updates, Amateur Radio, CubeSat, FUNcube, Ham Radio, Jovian, Jovian-0]

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[l] at 7/2/25 4:12am
Amateur radio can open up a new world of opportunities for students, says teacher Chris Aitken MM0WIC, @skipperAitken on X, who shares his tips on how to start a club in the Times Educational Supplement TES Magazine. In 2023 Continue reading

[Category: Daily Updates, Amateur Radio, Education, Ham Radio, ISS, school, SO-50, STEM]

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[l] at 6/26/25 8:44am
AST Science LLC (AST SpaceMobile) currently have five Bluebird satellites, launched 12 September 2024, in Low Earth Orbit using the amateur radio 430-440 MHz band, see https://community.libre.space/t/asts-bluebird-1-5/12255 These amateur frequencies are used for the uplink and downlinks with up Continue reading

[Category: Daily Updates, Amateur Radio, AST SpaceMobile, Bluebird, Ham Radio, satellite]

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