Category Archives: Amateur/Student Satellite

AMSAT and ISS amateur radio news

Go to AMSAT News for the latest headlines about developments in amateur and student satellites and for updates about amateur radio on the ISS.

ANS 097 Weekly AMSAT Bulletin – April 6, 2013:

* AMSAT-NA Working on Coordination Issues with Experimental Satellites
* AMSAT YouTube Channel
* 2013 AMSAT Field Day Rules Posted On-Line
* ARRL Seeks Comments on 5 and 10 GHz National Band Plans
* Final IARU-R1 Vienna 2013 Papers Released
* First Satellite Contact Between Cuba and Ireland on FO-29
* NASA Seeks Academic Partners For Smallsat Technology Collaboration
* Upcoming ARISS Contacts

AMSAT & ISS amateur radio news

Go to AMSAT News for the latest headlines about developments in amateur and student satellites and for updates about amateur radio on the ISS.

ANS 090 Weekly AMSAT Bulletin – March 30, 2013:

* Schedule of AMSAT Activities at Dayton Hamvention
* AMSAT/TAPR Banquet Speaker: Bruce Perens, K6BP
* AMSAT Store Now Selling Tickets for AMSAT/TAPR Friday Night Banquet
* “Dayton Only” Special Deals at the AMSAT Store
* Google Earth Satellite Tracker Software Rollout for Demo and Testing
* AMSAT-UK Colloquium 2013 Announced for July 19-21
* South Africa AMSAT Space Symposium to Feature Interesting Topics
* VO-52 HAMSAT Transponder User Feedback Requested
* Cubesat Launches Planned for April
* ARISS School Contacts This Week
* Satellite Shorts From All Over

ESTCube-1 Estonian student satellite to test e-Sail concept

The Estonian Student Satellite ESTCube-1 will test a new type of conducting space tether to test the electric solar wind sail concept (e-Sail) developed by Pekka Janhunen of Finland: The European Space Agency Has Made A Snap-Proof Super-Thin Space Tether – Popular Science

Amsat & ISS amateur radio news

Go to AMSAT News for the latest headlines about developments in amateur and student satellites and for updates about amateur radio on the ISS.

ANS 083 Weekly AMSAT Bulletin – March 24, 2013:

* Come See AMSAT at Dayton 2013
* Dayton Hamvention 2013 AMSAT Forum
* More ‘AMSAT at Dayton’ News
* ISS Expedition 35 Crew To Include Three Licensed Hams
* ARISS News
* [QB50] 5th European CubeSat Symposium – ESA sponsorship – Deadline
postponed
* March/April 2013 AMSAT Journal Heading for the Print Shop
* KiwiSAT – All systems are now flight ready
* New Swiss Small Satellite Launch System
* Raspberry Pi as WSPR transmitter up to 250 MHz
* Houston based WebSDR for 2m Ham Band
* AMSAT Helps at Monrovia HS Science Expo and ISS Downlink
* Music in Space Downlink With the International Space Station
* Argentine CubeBug-1 satellite will have amateur radio digipeater

AMSAT and ISS amateur radio news

Go to AMSAT News for the latest headlines about developments in amateur and student satellites and for updates about amateur radio on the ISS.

ANS 076 Weekly AMSAT Bulletin – Mar. 16, 2013:

* Call for Volunteers for the AMSAT Booth at Dayton 2013
* FCC Guidance On Obtaining Licenses For Small Satellites
* Satellite DX in Pacific
* European CubeSat Symposium