Surprising forecasters, a strong and unexpected G3-class geomagnetic storm is underway during the early hours of today, August 26th
Tag: space
ARISS contact planned for school in India
An International Space Station school contact has been planned for Ricky Arnold KE5DAU with Vidya Mandir Inter College, Meerut, India.
The downlink signals will be audible in Europe
ARISS contact planned for schools in Zwoenitz and Kaiserslautern, Germany
An International Space Station school contact has been planned for Alexander Gerst KF5ONO with Matthes-Enderlein-Gymnasium Zwoenitz, Zwoenitz, Germany and Hohenstaufen-Gymnasium Kaiserslautern, Kaiserslautern, Germany
Ham-Astronauts among First Nine Astronauts Scheduled to Fly on Commercial Spacecraft
Three radio amateurs are among the initial nine NASA astronauts scheduled to fly on commercial spacecraft to the International Space Station. Others in the group are studying for their ham licensing exams in order to take part in Amateur Radio on the International Space Station (ARISS) school radio contacts, or because…
The sun created havoc during massive hurricane. New probe seeks to learn why
While you were hopefully out enjoying some sunshine with family or friends over the weekend, you may not have known that NASA launched a probe atop a ULA Delta IV Heavy rocket from Cape Canaveral Air Force Station in Florida toward the sun
ARISS contact with DLR school in Braunschweig, Germany, to be webcast
An International Space Station school contact has been planned for Alexander Gerst KF5ONO with DLR_School_Lab Braunschweig, Braunschweig, Germany
ARISS-Russia SSTV Transmissions Continue
The ARISS-Russia SSTV transmissions from the International Space Station’s the Russian Service module that started on June 29 may continue until July 13, when the equipment being used for SSTV transmissions will be required for a school contact.RS0ISS is sending stored images commemorating various satellites that have been hand-deployed from the…
ARRL Urges Regulatory Regime to Keep Non-Amateur Satellites off Amateur Spectrum
ARRL wants the FCC to facilitate bona fide Amateur Satellite experimentation by educational institutions under Part 97 Amateur Service rules, while precluding the exploitation of amateur spectrum by commercial, small-satellite users authorized under Part 5 Experimental rules. In comments filed on July 9 in an FCC proceeding to streamline licensing procedures…
ISS SSTV transmissions continue
SSTV transmissions from the Russian Service module on the International Space Station started June 29 on 145.800 MHz FM and they are still continuing
CubeSats to deploy from ISS July 13
Masa JN1GKZ reports JAXA has announced that nine CubeSats will deploy from the International Space Station on Friday, July 13
2 Earth-directed solar storms launched in 1 day
Tamitha Skov, the Space Weather Woman, reported yesterday:
Our Sun wakes up today launching 2 Earth-directed solar storms. Its a 1,2-punch!
Night-shining clouds sighted over the USA
High above Earth, bright clouds of frosted meteor smoke are spilling over populated areas of Europe and – for the first time this season – the USA
ARISS contact to be streamed live to the Internet
Essex Heights Primary School in Melbourne Australia is due for a scheduled contact with the ISS some time over the week of the 16th to 20th of July 2018
NASA TV to air launch, docking of Russian cargo delivery to Space Station
A Russian cargo ship loaded with almost three tons of food, fuel and supplies is set to launch to the International Space Station Monday, July 9. Live coverage of the spacecraft’s launch and docking will air on NASA Television and the agency’s website
Amsat Field Day submissions
Time is drawing near. If your group has not submitted your results for Field Day, Monday, July 9, 2018 at 11:59 PM Central Time is the deadline. This is earlier than the due date for the ARRL
Space Comms is for beginners
John Brier KG4AKV’s YouTube channel has videos aimed at beginners to amateur radio space communications
ARISS contact planned for school in Bonn, Germany
An International Space Station school contact has been planned for Alexander Gerst KF5ONO with Kardinal Frings Gymnasium, Bonn, Germany
How many Space Hams have there been?
Ever wondered how many radio amateurs have been in Space, is it 20, 40, 60? This list of Space Hams from ARISS may surprise you!
Receive SSTV from space June 29-July 1
ARISS Russia is planning a special Slow Scan Television (SSTV) event from the International Space Station Station around 09:00 GMT on Friday, June 29 and continuing until 18:30 GMT Sunday, July 1
ARISS-Russia Testing Undeployed CubeSats from ISS
ARISS-Russia is making FM transmissions on June 20 and 21 from two of its Tanusha series of CubeSats, now aboard the International Space Station. Russia’s ARISS organization has been developing the spacecraft in collaboration with Southwest State University in Kursk.Two earlier Tanusha CubeSats were hand-deployed by cosmonauts last August and are…
Big sunspot alert
Yesterday, sunspot AR2715 did not exist. Today, it sprawls across more than 60,000 km of solar surface with a primary dark core wider than Earth
ARISS-Russia FM transmissions from Space Station
On June 20 and 21, the Tanusha satellites will be connected to an antenna on the ISS Russian Service Module and transmit voice messages on 437.050 MHz FM with 145.800 MHz FM relay
ISS 2.4 GHz Ham Video transmitter defective
Around mid April, the 2.4 GHz Ham Video transmitter onboard the ISS Columbus module stopped working
Space Station Digital Amateur Radio TV System Transmitter Determined to be Defective
The Amateur Radio on the International Space Station (ARISS) “Ham Video” digital Amateur Radio TV (DATV) transmitter on the International Space Station (ISS) is reported to be defective, with onboard repair not possible. Also known as HamTV, the DATV system stopped working in mid-April, and a subsequent test on June 1…
Upcoming satellite launches
The Chinese amateur satellite organisation, CAMSAT, has released more details about their satellites planned for launch later this year. CAS-5A will carry two HF and two VHF-UHF transponders. CAS-6 will include a CW telemetry beacon on VHF, a 20kHz wide UHF-VHF linear transponder and AX.25 4.8k baud GMSK telemetry. Meanwhile, two Russian CubeSats will be […]
ARISS contact planned for school in Serbia
An International Space Station school contact has been planned for Ricky Arnold KE5DAU with Tehnicka Skola Zajecar, Zajecar, Serbia
New team takes over Kletskous space frame development
At the AMSAT SA Kletskous annual face to face team meeting a new team was appointed to take over the Kletskous Space Frame development and manufacture from the Cape Town based team
CAMSAT Offers More Details on New Satellites, One Carrying HF Transponders
CAMSAT, China’s Amateur Radio Satellite organization, has offered additional details about the three Amateur Radio satellites it plans to launch later this year. Two of the satellites, designated CAS-5A and CAS-6, will carry transponders, and one of them will offer HF capability. CAMSAT’s Alan Kung, BA1DU, told ARRL that the 6U…
Selection of Schools/Groups to Host Contacts with Space Station Narrowed to Seven
Amateur Radio on the International Space Station (ARISS) has announced that five schools and two organizations have advanced to the next stage of planning to host Amateur Radio contacts with the ISS in the first half of next year. A review team of teachers from the ARISS-US Education Committee selected proposals,…
AMSAT Joe talks CubeSats
Video by Randy Hall K7AGE of AMSAT-NA President Joe Spier K6WAO talking about CubeSats on the beach at the SEA-PAC hamfest
June GEO Newsletter available for download
The June PDF of the weather satellite publication GEO Newsletter produced by the Group for Earth Observation is now available for free download
Mars approaches Earth, outshines Sirius
Mars is approaching Earth for an almost once-in-a-generation close encounter in late July. This week, the brightness of Mars surpassed that of Sirius, making the Red Planet brighter than any star in the sky
ISS SSTV active this week
The International Space Station (ISS) amateur radio Slow Scan Television (SSTV) transmissions on 145.800 MHz FM are expected to be activate June 6 and 7
NASA to host live discussion on new Mars science results
The media and public are invited to ask questions during a live discussion at 2 p.m. EDT Thursday, June 7, on new science results from NASA’s Mars Curiosity rover. The event will air live on NASA Television and the agency’s website
Unicorn-2A PocketQube to Launch Later this Year from Alaska
According to a BBC News report, a new UK-built PocketQube satellite, Unicorn-2A, developed by radio amateurs at Glasgow’s Alba Orbital, will launch later this year from Alaska.Three radio amateurs at Alba Orbital worked on Unicorn-2A, which will have downlinks in the 437 MHz and 2400 MHz bands. One of the transmission…
Russian CubeSats to be deployed during spacewalk
It is planned that two Russian CubeSats will be deployed from the International Space Station in August during a spacewalk (EVA)
Propagation News – 3 June 2018
A large coronal hole on the Sun didn’t affect the HF bands earlier in the last week as its associated high-speed solar wind stream hadn’t had time to reach Earth. However, this was probably the quiet before the geomagnetic storm as the solar material was predicted to reach us at around 450-500km per second sometime […]
Solar wind alert
NOAA forecasters estimate a 60% chance of minor G1-class geomagnetic storms on June 1st, increasing to 65% on June 2nd, when a stream of high-speed solar wind is expected to reach Earth