Amateur satellite and space related news from the AMSAT-UK website http://www.uk.amsat.org Sat, 21 Nov 2009 00:10:58 +0100 FeedCreator 1.7.2 http://www.uk.amsat.org/images/M_images/amsatuknews.png http://www.uk.amsat.org Amateur satellite and space related news from the AMSAT-UK website http://www.uk.amsat.org/content/view/698/86/ AMSAT-UK's FUNcube Amateur satellite project features on the front cover of the August 12-18 edition of Electronics Weekly magazine. A free digital version of the magazine is available online. News - Latest Wed, 12 Aug 2009 07:24:12 +0100 http://www.uk.amsat.org/content/view/697/86/ Videos of the presentations at this years successful AMSAT-UK Colloquium in Guildford are now available to watch on the British Amateur Television Club (BATC) website. News - Latest Wed, 05 Aug 2009 22:51:36 +0100 http://www.uk.amsat.org/content/view/696/86/ AMSAT-UK has announced a new amateur satellite project – FUNcube – that features a 435 to 145 MHz Linear Transponder for SSB/CW operation. News - Latest Thu, 23 Jul 2009 21:07:30 +0100 http://www.uk.amsat.org/content/view/695/86/ On the 25th and 26th of July, starting at 10am local time (0900 GMT), batc.tv (http://batc.tv/) will be streaming the lecture programme from the AMSAT UK Colloquium in Guilford. This is a very popular event and attracts some very interesting speakers News - Latest Thu, 23 Jul 2009 12:21:10 +0100 http://www.uk.amsat.org/content/view/693/86/ After several years of running the AMSAT-UK shop, Jim G3WGM has handed the reins to Ciaran Morgan M0XTD. Ciaran obtained his full license in April 2008 and enjoyed organising a very successful ARISS contact between Budbrooke School in Warwick, England and Richard Garriott K5KWQ whilst he was onboard the International Space Station in October 2008. News - Latest Tue, 26 May 2009 23:55:29 +0100 http://www.uk.amsat.org/content/view/691/86/ First German Mars Mission makes sidestep to Venus, Ground station in Bochum generated echoes from Venus The team of German Space Agency AMSAT-DL reached another milestone on the way to send a spacecraft to Mars on 25 March 2009. From ground mission control station in Bochum (located in the observatory IUZ Sternwarte) radio frequency signals were sent to Venus. News - Latest Fri, 27 Mar 2009 12:20:41 +0100 http://www.uk.amsat.org/content/view/684/86/ You can listen for the new Amateur Radio satellites, launched Friday Jan 23, by using a Web based Software Defined Radio (SDR). Some of the Radio Amateurs who were involved in the very successful Delfi-C3 / DO-64 Amateur Radio satellite have made available a WebSDR receiver that listeners around the world can use to receive signals from the new Amateur Radio satellites. News - Latest Sat, 24 Jan 2009 11:42:22 +0100 http://www.uk.amsat.org/content/view/682/86/ The ESEO project is moving ahead! AMSAT-UK is getting ready to support it with on board transponder and telemetry equipment. The latest news item on the ESA Education website (http://www.esa.int/SPECIALS/Education) gives up to date information about the progress made so far. News - Latest Wed, 24 Dec 2008 17:34:32 +0100 http://www.uk.amsat.org/content/view/677/86/ Some good news for a change!AMSAT-UK is delighted to announce that the ESEO project is going ahead once again and that although it is now a LEO mission it is expected to have a number of amateur sub-systems and at least one transponder on board. News - Latest Sun, 07 Dec 2008 21:37:52 +0100 http://www.uk.amsat.org/content/view/676/86/ Unfortunately the Oscar News editor, Charles Riley G4JQX, has had to retire from role due to health problems. We thank him for his four years of hardwork and hope that he will make a speedy recovery. News - Latest Tue, 11 Nov 2008 09:49:25 +0100