“NASA on the Air” ham radio events

NASA is known for communicating with astronauts on missions to space, but did you know regular…

AO-73 / FUNcube-1 spin period and illumination

The attitude of AO-73 / FUNcube-1 is passively stabilised using the traditional magnet and two hysteresis…

Slow Scan TV from Space Dec 5-6

The 145.800 MHz FM Slow Scan Television (SSTV) transmissions from the International Space Station on December…

FUNcube-1 celebrates its 4th birthday

Today, November 21st 2017, marks the fourth birthday for FUNcube-1 (AO-73) in orbit. FUNcube-1 was launched…

RadFxSat (Fox-1B) Launched, Designated AMSAT-OSCAR 91 (AO-91)

The Delta II rocket carrying RadFxSat (Fox-1B) launched at 09:47:36 UTC on November 18, 2017 from…

RadFxSat (Fox-1B) Telemetry Reception Challenge

Get FoxTelem set up and ready to go on Tuesday! The first amateur radio operator that…

Countdown to World Radiocommunication Conference 2019

Bryan Rawlings, VE3QN, RAC Special Advisor, is in Geneva, Switzerland attending Preparatory Meetings for the 2019…

6th Staines Scouts receive FUNcube-1 message

The Chertsey Radio Club got some good publicity for both amateur radio and the FUNcube-1 (AO-73)…

Getting ready for RadFxSat (Fox-1B)

RadFxSat (Fox-1B) is scheduled for launch on November 10, 2017. RadFxSat is one of four CubeSats…

New AMSAT-NA President Announces GOLF CubeSat Program

At the AMSAT-NA Annual General Meeting in Reno, NV, newly elected AMSAT-NA President Joe Spier, K6WAO,…