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Review of FUNcube Dongle Pro+ in Radio User Magazine
Radio User December 2012 Mike Richards G4WNC was lucky enough to get serial number 0046 from the first batch of the AMSAT-UK FUNcube Dongle Pro+ LF/MF/HF/VHF/UHF Software Defined Radio. He has written...
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Pictures Received on 5840 MHz from Amateur Radio Satellite FITSAT-1
Image of ISS taken by the FITSAT-1 CubeSat after deployment On December 22 members of AMSAT-DL succeeded in receiving 18 images from the 5840 MHz high-speed downlink of the amateur radio satellite...
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AMSAT-UK Attend UK Space Agency CubeSat Conference
Graham Shirville G3VZV on the AMSAT-UK Stand at the UKSA CubeSat Community Workshop AMSAT-UK attended the CubeSat Community Conference organized by the UK Space Agency (UKSA) which was held at the Open...
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DX Contact Via Amateur Radio Satellite OSCAR 7
Paulo PV8DX made this video of a CW contact with Joe EI5EV over a distance of 7383 km using the amateur radio satellite OSCAR 7. Although OSCAR 7 is over 38 years old and it’s solar panels have been...
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More Cubans Active on Ham Radio Satellites
Raydel Espinet CM2ESP On the AMSAT bulletin board Raydel Espinet CM2ESP reports that more Cuban radio amateurs have become active on the satellites. He writes: As many of you should already know, now...
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TURKSAT-3USAT to launch with V/U Linear Transponder
Preparing for TAMSAT linear transponder tests TURKSAT-3USAT is a three unit CubeSat built jointly by TURKSAT and the Istanbul Technical University (ITU). Members of AMSAT-TR (TAMSAT), the Turkish...
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AMSAT-UK at National Student Space Conference Bristol Feb 23-24
FUNcube-1 flight model – Image credit Wouter Weggelaar PA3WEG Jim Heck G3WGM, Honorary Secretary of AMSAT-UK and project lead on the FUNcube amateur radio satellite project, will be giving a...
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John Heath G7HIA – Silent Key
Andy Thomas G0SFJ took of this picture of John Heath G7HIA at the Cosmonauts’ steps leading to the Mir training module in Star City near Moscow. Over the years, many Cosmonauts have been photographed...
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Fox-1 has a Launch Date!
AMSAT FOX NASA announced Monday that AMSAT’s Fox-1 FM transponder spacecraft has been assigned a launch in 2014. For details on the launch vehicle, targeted launch date, orbit specifics, and more,...
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AMSAT Fox-1 Ham Radio CubeSat Announcement
AMSAT at the Dayton Hamvention – Image Credit ARRL NASA announced on May 13, 2013 that AMSAT’s Fox-1 amateur radio spacecraft has been assigned for launch in November 2014 on the ELaNa XII mission. The...
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AMSAT Field Day 2013
Saudisat SO-50 The AMSAT-NA site reports on satellite activity for this years ARRL Field Day which takes place June 22-23. Every year AMSAT promotes a satellite version of Field Day during the ARRL...
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IARU Coordinates Frequencies for Fox-1A Ham Radio CubeSat
The International Amateur Radio Union (IARU) Frequency Coordination Panel has announced coordinated frequencies for the AMSAT-NA Fox-1a CubeSat. A 1U CubeSat, Fox-1a will serve as a communications...
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AMSAT Online Ham Radio Satellite Pass Predictions Now Available
The AMSAT online amateur radio satellite pass prediction tool is once again available. You can use the predictor at http://www.amsat.org/amsat-new/tools/predict/
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Video – Status Update on Ham Radio CubeSat Fox-1
AMSAT VP for Engineering Tony Monteiro, AA2TX, provided an up-to-the-minute review of AMSAT-NA’s next satellite, Fox-1, at the AMSAT Forum at the 2013 Dayton Hamvention. The first of a number of...
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Fox-2 MPPT Team Selected In TI Design Contest
AMSAT sponsored a senior design project at the Rochester Institute of Technology (RIT) this academic year. The students included senior EE majors: Bryce Salmi KB1LQC Brent Salmi KB1LQD Ian MacKenzie...
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AMSAT’s FOX-1 Ham Radio CubeSat
In HamRadioNow episode 85 Gary Pearce KN4AQ talks to a pair of AMSAT Vice Presidents – Tony Montiero AA2TX (Engineering) and Mark Hammond N8MH (Education) who tell us about the new Fox-1 Satellite....
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Michael Ossmann AD0NR at Chaos Computer Camp
Rad1o Badge 50-4000 MHz SDR Transceiver given to attendees at Chaos Computer Camp 2015 The lectures at the Chaos Computer Camp, taking place August 13-17 in Mildenberg, Germany, are being streamed live...
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Detailed information on the hunt for XO53
Following on from the brief notes provided earlier, AMSAT-UK now have been given exclusive access to the full SSETI Express Phase E 400-800 THz Downlink Report. This report provides a clear insight...
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