AMSAT News Service Bulletin 337.01 From AMSAT HQ KENSINGTON, MD. DATE December 2, 2020 To All RADIO AMATEURS BID: $ANS-337.01 Launch Window for AMSAT's RadFxSat-2 / Fox-1E Opens December 19th ( x-appl

The launch of UVSQsat is scheduled for January 21, 2021 by a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket at Cape Canaveral, Florida. UVSQ-SAT is a nanosatellite designed by LATMOS (Atmospheres Spatial Observation Laborato

Nothing scientific ... Thanks for replying to last month's poll. To which of the following do you belong? ARRL - 152 AMSAT - 96 Local club - 114 Non-local club - 60 AREA - 42 RACES - 12 ARC chapter -

From AMSAT - Today I turned AO-92's transmitter off after resetting the min-max readings. We've been watching the battery minimum voltage decline steadily over the last few days, and needed to give it

Clint, Awhile ago you eluded to postings on improving the dual band elk antenna. Is there anything in the mix other than the carbon fiber boom? Thanks Ted WT2G

The amateur radio equipment aboard the ISS gets turned OFF during EVAs, and when missions are heading towards it and leaving it. The ISS FAN CLUB reminds us: On Jan. 19, Tuesday, astronauts Hopkins an

I ran across this hams Version of the Tape measure Yagi antenna using PVC pipe as the skeleton and Ladder line for the elements. Its probably a bit heavier than the tape measure Yagi but wont flop aro

Hello everyone and Happy New Year, Alba Orbital, the space broker that manages the launch of AMSAT-EA (AMSAT Spain) EASAT-2 and Hades satellites, has informed us of a delay in the scheduled one for Ja

After looking at some of the posts for the Raspberry here. One of them used a custom 3D printed case with a link to the files to print it. I did a search for 3D printed projects related to Ham satelli

It really can be as simple as holding your smartphone close to your HT ... https://www.work-sat.com/sstv.html

AMSAT, ARISS, and the ARRL make a difference. Education is the key to our future. These three organizations focus on educating their audiences, maintaining excellence year-round for the benefit of ama

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Diplomas a’plenty are available for ISS SSTV reception this current project ... But don’t forget to receive (pun intended) your QSL card from the ISS! Details here - https://www.work-sat.com/sstv.html

https://virgin.com/about-virgin/latest/virgin-orbit-announces-launch-demo-2-window

AO-91 commanded into TRANSPONDER mode at 1602utc 22 Dec 2020. PLEASE do NOT use in eclipse. 73--Mark N8MH -- Mark L. Hammond [N8MH] AMSAT Director and Command Station

Although not true,full-duplex, the ‘D74 is N extraordinary HT. A source in Japan advises it is discontinued.

Bad news. It's in safe mode in bright sunshine... -David, N9KT

Marking the longest uninterrupted operation of a satellite in space. Today, the Saudi satellite SO-50 marks its 18th year since it was launched in space.

AMSAT moved its AMSAT-BB messaging service to a new system. If you haven’t registered, here is the new system - https://mailman.amsat.org/postorius/lists/