The Space Station never came above the horizon at my location but I still manged to hear part of the conversation today….
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Upcoming Space Station Contact
An educational radio contact is planned with Ontario Science Centre, Toronto, Canada via telebridge IK1SLD Ground Station located in Casale Monferrato (AL), Italy. The ISS
Read moreSatellites Charge as Fast Solar Wind Approaches | Space Weather News 01.13.2020
VHF 432 MHz world tropo record extended even further to 4,644 kms January 05, 2020 No comments ” On Saturday the 28th of December 2019, Ian GM3SEK in
Read moreOPS-SAT — First-of-its-Kind Space Laboratory — Launched on December 18
The European Space Agency (ESA) reports that the OPS-SAT “flying laboratory” satellite lifted off from Europe’s Spaceport in Kourou, French Guiana, aboard a Soyuz-Fregat rocket on December 18. According
Read moreSUNSPOTS BREAK A SPACE AGE RECORD
Above: The blank sun on Dec. 16, 2019. Credit: NASA/Solar Dynamics Observatory “Solar Minimum is becoming very deep indeed. Over the weekend, the sun set
Read moreA Coronal Hole in the Strike Zone & A Meteor Explodes Over Wisconsin | Space Weather News 11.28.2019
Equipment Ameritron AL-811H 800 Watt Amplifier Demo and Review November 29, 2019 No comments Read more Homebrew: RTL-SDR Receiver with Arduino-powered knobs on a Pipo
Read moreA Beginner’s Guide To Ham Radio In Space
“The most entertaining look at amateur radio satellites ever. In my almost 10 years in the hobby, I’ve been intimidated and never tried to work
Read moreUpcoming Space Station Contact 07/12/2019
An educational radio contact is planned with B. Pascal Institute – Public School, Rome, Italy, direct via IKØMGA and Istituto Comprensivo Lipari “S. Lucia”, Lipari,
Read moreVideo – Space Station Contact 18/11/2019
Not the best of passes here in Northern England, The Space Station never came up above the horizon, but still great to hear their transmissions.
Read moreSpace Station Contact 18/11/2019
An educational radio contact is planned with Lakeside Elementary School, West Point, UT, telebridge via IK1SLD. The ISS callsign is presently scheduled to be OR4ISS
Read moreStudent satellite hardware developments at Surrey Space Centre – Dr Chris Bridges (M0IEB)
Antenna 5 Elements wire yagi for 80m November 11, 2019 No comments There were a lot of questions on wirebeam yagi on 80m. Here is
Read moreSolar Cycle 25 Stirs & Mercury Crosses the Sun | Space Weather News 11.07.2019
Antenna BIG SIGNAL 2BS-5B – 5 band antenna November 02, 2019 No comments In BIG SIGNAL we present the multi-band cubic antenna with 2 elements and 5
Read moreHuskySat-1 Successfully Lifted into Space
AMSAT reports that on November 2, a Cygnus cargo spacecraft carrying the University of Washington’s student-built HuskySat-1 CubeSat was successfully launched atop a Northrop Grumman Antares rocket.
Read moreA Solar Storm Returns & a Polar Filament Erupts | Space Weather News 10.24.2019
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Read moreSpace Station Contacts 14th-18th October 2019
This time we have THREE planned contacts audible over Europe between 14th and 18th October 2019: An educational radio contact is planned with S.M. Calvino
Read moreTwo Solar Cycles at Once & A Big Meteor Nearly Hits | Space Weather News 10.10.2019
Antenna The QuirkyQRP SlinkTenna Review October 02, 2019 No comments Read more Adjustiwave Antenna – 80m through 2m September 30, 2019 No comments Adjustable 1/4
Read moreSpace Station Contacts 08/10/2019
TWO Space Station contacts over Europe this week for your delight…. An educational radio contact is planned with Bampton School, Bampton, United Kingdom, direct via G2LV. The
Read moreA New Spot on the Sun & A Southern Coronal Hole | Space Weather News 10.03.2019
Antenna The QuirkyQRP SlinkTenna Review October 02, 2019 No comments Read more Adjustiwave Antenna – 80m through 2m September 30, 2019 No comments Adjustable 1/4
Read moreARISS Invites Proposals to Host Ham Radio Contacts with Space Station Crew
The Amateur Radio on the International Space Station (ARISS) Program is seeking formal and informal education institutions and organizations — individually or working together —
Read moreInternational Space Station Contact 24/09/2019
International Space Station Contact 23/09/2019
International Space Station Contacts 23rd/24th September 2019
Two Amateur Radio contacts this week with the International Space Station: OR4ISS (Nick Hague KG5TMV) – 89 deg – (TB) ON4ISS (NIH, Bethesda, MD) WhenMon,
Read moreOur Sun & the Hurricane Create a Perfect Storm | Space Weather News 09-05-2019
Review Review of CW Morse Paddles with weighted base September 05, 2019 No comments “CW Morse (cwmorse.us) makes a variety of inexpensive, 3D-printed Morse code
Read morePromise of a Solar Storm & Satellite Environment Check-In | Space Weather News 08.22.2019
Antenna Antennas for Difficult Situations: Ask Dave Episode 7 June 22, 2016 No comments Read more SteppIR UrbanBeam, “Step by Step” Assembly and
Read moreGoodbye Sunspot, Hello Coronal Hole | Space Weather News 07.25.2019
News IEEE Symposium Exhibit Displays the Breadth of Amateur Radio July 24, 2019 in: News No comments Amateur Radio received excellent exposure during the IEEE International
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