CAMSAT says the CAS-7A launch has been postponed until next May, and CAS-5A until next June. “Because of COVID-19, many things have been delayed,” CAMSAT’s
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AO-27 satellite celebrates 27 years in space
Stephan Greene KS1G reports the AMRAD-Oscar 27 (AO-27) satellite has celebrated 27 years in orbit On the AMSAT Bulletin Board he writes: Happy 27th birthday to
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Venerable AO-7 Satellite Approaching a Return to Full Solar Illumination
AMSAT-OSCAR 7 (AO-7), the oldest amateur radio satellite still in operation, is nearing a return to full illumination by the sun, which should take place
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FIRST CUBESAT SATELLITE DEVELOPED BY BRAZILIAN COMPANY FINISHES ENVIRONMENTAL TESTS
The Engineering Model, the first development model, of the NANOMIRAX / CRON-1 nanosatellite carried out its environmental testing campaign at the Integration and Testing Laboratory
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Open Source Satellite Work Determined to be Free of ITAR
The United States Department of State has ruled favorably on Open ResearchInstitute’s commodity jurisdiction request, finding that specified?Information and Software for a Digital Microwave Broadband
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OSCAR Satellite QSO Party 1 Aug – 22 Sept
The objective of the AMSAT-UK OSCAR Satellite QSO Party is to encourage all radio amateurs around the world to get on the air and make contacts via
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DIY Weather Satellite Ground Station
Sasha M6IOR and Sophie M6NYX have made available a Guide for the reception of NOAA satellite images using software defined radio on Windows or MacOS. The guide suggests
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Raspberry Pi FUNcube satellite telemetry decoder now available
The FUNcube Team has announced the availability of FUNcube CubeSat satellite telemetry decoder software for the popular Raspberry Pi computer board. The original FUNcube telemetry
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Schedule released for E2STAYHOME satellite operation
Thailand’s regulator, the National Broadcasting and Telecommunications Commission (NBTC), has issued the special callsign, E2STAYHOME, to the Radio Amateur Society of Thailand under the Royal
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Venerable AO-7 Satellite Continues to Deliver
The nearly 46-year-old AO-7 amateur satellite made a remarkable contact possible on May 4 between Diego Feil, LW2DAF, in Buenos Aires, Argentina (GF05rk), and Tom
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First Guatemalan Satellite Deployed from the ISS
Guatemala’s first satellite, a CubeSat called Quetzal-1, was deployed from the International Space Station (ISS) on April 28. Its primary mission is to test a sensor
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Transmit digital television signals over Qatar Oscar 100 satellite
Intro Following my previous article on the transmission to the Qatar Oscar 100 satellite with SDR technology (LimeSDR, Adalm pluto) which was dedicated to the narrow-band transponder
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DIY Satellite Antenna DU1AU
A satellite antenna can be made from 3 mm copper or aluminum elements, PVC boom, and some parts you may already have at home. To
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Radio Amateur Finds Another “Zombie Satellite”
British Columbia radio amateur Scott Tilley, VE7TIL, has found another “zombie satellite,” as he calls them. This time, he tracked and identified radio signals from
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Long-Lost U.S. Military Satellite Found By Amateur Radio Operator
There are more than 2,000 active satellites orbiting Earth. At the end of their useful lives, many will simply burn up as they reenter the
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Coronavirus: Initiative to popularise Amateur Radio and Satellite activities
The West India Zone Regional Coordinator for AMSAT-INDIA, Rajesh Vagadia VU2EXP, is offering students and others the opportunity to learn about amateur radio and satellites during
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Amateur radio satellite spreads Fight Coronavirus message
Indonesia’s national amateur radio society ORARI reports the ham radio satellite LAPAN-A2 (IO-86) is being used to send a Fight Coronavirus message using APRS. A translation of
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Look4Sat: Radio satellite tracker – APP
Ham radio and weather satellite tracker and passes predictor inspired by Gpredict Main features: – Calculating satellite passes for up to one week (168 hours)
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New Vehicle Mounting Solution for the IC-SAT100 Satellite PTT Radio
Icom has introduced a mobile mount for the IC-SAT100 Satellite PTT Radio. The new solution comprises of a heavy-duty BC-247 cradle, an HM-222 fist mic
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CAMSAT CAS-6 Satellite to Launch December 20th
CAMSAT’s CAS-6 satellite is scheduled to launch at 03:21 UTC on December 20, 2019. CAS-6 is a payload on the technology test satellite Tianqin-1, which
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AztechSat-1 CubeSat to Demonstrate Intra-Satellite Communication
The AztechSat-1 CubeSat, which traveled to the International Space Station (ISS) last weekend on the 19th Space-X Commercial Resupply Services (CRS-19) mission for NASA, will listen for
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Elk Log Periodic 2M/440LBB, Review/Satellite Antenna
Antenna Tower Rotor XTR36MG @ A71VV November 29, 2019 No comments Read more 90’ MAGNETIC LOOP T3FD TERMINATED FOLDED DIPOLE ANTENNA November 28, 2019 No
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IARU update regarding Amateur Satellite allocations
The second week of the World Radiocommunication Conference reports on the status of two issues affecting the amateur satellite service. In a report written by Dave
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Student 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
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Report on Es’hail-2 / QO-100 geostationary satellite carrying amateur radio
Videos of the presentations given at the AMSAT-UK International Space Colloquium, which was held as part of the RSGB Convention in Milton Keynes, October 12-13,
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