Es’hail-2/P4A Designated Qatar-OSCAR 100 (QO-100)

On November 15, 2018, Es’hail-2/P4A was launched on a Falcon 9 launch vehicle from the Cape…

Consultation on Amateur Satellite Service – Your input needed

Satellite / nanosatellite project managers often wish to use amateur radio frequencies for educational and outreach…

ARISS/NOTA ISS Slow Scan TV Event Feb 8-10

ARISS is planning another of their popular Slow Scan Television (SSTV) experiment events. International Space Station…

NEXUS designated as Fuji-OSCAR 99

On January 18, 2019, NEXUS was launched on an Epsilon launch vehicle from the JAXA Uchinoura…

Ham radio SSTV from the Space Station

The Inter-MAI amateur radio Slow Scan Television experiment in the Russian Service Module of the International…

UWE-4 CubeSat frequency change request approved

After two weeks in orbit, UWE-4 is in very good shape. The batteries are fully charged,…

AMSAT-SA 2 m / 70 cm dual-band Yagi antenna is now available

AMSAT-SA have made available a new dual-band 144/430 MHz Yagi antenna for amateur satellite operation. The…

Galileo: Dramatic power reduction on 23cm for Belgium radio hams

The Belgium regulator BIPT has proposed cutting to just 20 watts the permitted power level for…

UWE-4 satellite ready to launch

Last week our Team returned from the Vostochny Launch Site (Russia) where we performed the last…

Winter issue of OSCAR News now available for download

E-members of AMSAT-UK can now download the Winter 2018 edition of OSCAR News here. The paper…