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International Space Station Contact 27/01/2020

Another great Space Station contact as heard here in the UK….

Space Station Contacts 27th/28th January 2020
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Space Station Contacts 27th/28th January 2020

Two upcoming Space Station contacts are planned for next week: An educational radio contact is planned with Agrupamento de Escolas Serafim Leite, São João da…

International Space Station Contact 22/01/2020

The Space Station never came above the horizon at my location but I still manged to hear part of the conversation today….

Upcoming Space Station Contact
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Upcoming Space Station Contact

An educational radio contact is planned with Ontario Science Centre, Toronto, Canada via telebridge IK1SLD Ground Station located in Casale Monferrato (AL), Italy. The ISS…

Satellites Charge as Fast Solar Wind Approaches | Space Weather News 01.13.2020
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Satellites Charge as Fast Solar Wind Approaches | Space Weather News 01.13.2020

VHF 432 MHz world tropo record extended even further to 4,644 kms January 05, 2020 No comments  ” On Saturday the 28th of December 2019, Ian GM3SEK in…

OPS-SAT — First-of-its-Kind Space Laboratory — Launched on December 18
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OPS-SAT — First-of-its-Kind Space Laboratory — Launched on December 18

The European Space Agency (ESA) reports that the OPS-SAT “flying laboratory” satellite lifted off from Europe’s Spaceport in Kourou, French Guiana, aboard a Soyuz-Fregat rocket on December 18. According…

SUNSPOTS BREAK A SPACE AGE RECORD
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SUNSPOTS BREAK A SPACE AGE RECORD

Above: The blank sun on Dec. 16, 2019. Credit: NASA/Solar Dynamics Observatory “Solar Minimum is becoming very deep indeed. Over the weekend, the sun set…

A Coronal Hole in the Strike Zone & A Meteor Explodes Over Wisconsin | Space Weather News 11.28.2019
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A Coronal Hole in the Strike Zone & A Meteor Explodes Over Wisconsin | Space Weather News 11.28.2019

Equipment Ameritron AL-811H 800 Watt Amplifier Demo and Review November 29, 2019 No comments Read more Homebrew: RTL-SDR Receiver with Arduino-powered knobs on a Pipo…

A Beginner’s Guide To Ham Radio In Space
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A Beginner’s Guide To Ham Radio In Space

“The most entertaining look at amateur radio satellites ever. In my almost 10 years in the hobby, I’ve been intimidated and never tried to work…

Upcoming Space Station Contact 07/12/2019
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Upcoming Space Station Contact 07/12/2019

An educational radio contact is planned with B. Pascal Institute – Public School, Rome, Italy, direct via IKØMGA and Istituto Comprensivo Lipari “S. Lucia”, Lipari,…

Video – Space Station Contact 18/11/2019

Not the best of passes here in Northern England, The Space Station never came up above the horizon, but still great to hear their transmissions. 

Space Station Contact 18/11/2019
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Space Station Contact 18/11/2019

An educational radio contact is planned with Lakeside Elementary School, West Point, UT, telebridge via IK1SLD. The ISS callsign is presently scheduled to be OR4ISS …

Student satellite hardware developments at Surrey Space Centre – Dr Chris Bridges (M0IEB)
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Student satellite hardware developments at Surrey Space Centre – Dr Chris Bridges (M0IEB)

Antenna 5 Elements wire yagi for 80m November 11, 2019 No comments There were a lot of questions on wirebeam yagi on 80m. Here is…

Solar Cycle 25 Stirs & Mercury Crosses the Sun | Space Weather News 11.07.2019
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Solar Cycle 25 Stirs & Mercury Crosses the Sun | Space Weather News 11.07.2019

Antenna BIG SIGNAL 2BS-5B – 5 band antenna November 02, 2019 No comments In BIG SIGNAL we  present the multi-band cubic antenna with 2 elements and 5…

HuskySat-1 Successfully Lifted into Space
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HuskySat-1 Successfully Lifted into Space

AMSAT reports that on November 2, a Cygnus cargo spacecraft carrying the University of Washington’s student-built HuskySat-1 CubeSat was successfully launched atop a Northrop Grumman Antares rocket….

A Solar Storm Returns & a Polar Filament Erupts | Space Weather News 10.24.2019
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A Solar Storm Returns & a Polar Filament Erupts | Space Weather News 10.24.2019

Recent Posts A Solar Storm Returns & a Polar Filament Erupts | Space Weather News 10.24.2019 October 24, 2019 No comments Read more World Radiocommunication…

Space Station Contacts 14th-18th October 2019
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Space Station Contacts 14th-18th October 2019

This time we have THREE planned contacts audible over Europe between 14th and 18th October 2019: An educational radio contact is planned with S.M. Calvino…

Two Solar Cycles at Once & A Big Meteor Nearly Hits | Space Weather News 10.10.2019
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Two Solar Cycles at Once & A Big Meteor Nearly Hits | Space Weather News 10.10.2019

Antenna The QuirkyQRP SlinkTenna Review October 02, 2019 No comments Read more Adjustiwave Antenna – 80m through 2m September 30, 2019 No comments Adjustable 1/4…

Space Station Contacts 08/10/2019
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Space Station Contacts 08/10/2019

TWO Space Station contacts over Europe this week for your delight…. An educational radio contact is planned with Bampton School, Bampton, United Kingdom, direct via G2LV. The…

A New Spot on the Sun & A Southern Coronal Hole | Space Weather News 10.03.2019
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A New Spot on the Sun & A Southern Coronal Hole | Space Weather News 10.03.2019

Antenna The QuirkyQRP SlinkTenna Review October 02, 2019 No comments Read more Adjustiwave Antenna – 80m through 2m September 30, 2019 No comments Adjustable 1/4…

ARISS Invites Proposals to Host Ham Radio Contacts with Space Station Crew
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ARISS Invites Proposals to Host Ham Radio Contacts with Space Station Crew

The Amateur Radio on the International Space Station (ARISS) Program is seeking formal and informal education institutions and organizations — individually or working together —…

International Space Station Contact 24/09/2019

International Space Station Contact 23/09/2019

International Space Station Contacts 23rd/24th September 2019
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International Space Station Contacts 23rd/24th September 2019

Two Amateur Radio contacts this week with the International Space Station: OR4ISS (Nick Hague KG5TMV) – 89 deg – (TB) ON4ISS (NIH, Bethesda, MD) WhenMon,…

Our Sun & the Hurricane Create a Perfect Storm | Space Weather News 09-05-2019
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Our Sun & the Hurricane Create a Perfect Storm | Space Weather News 09-05-2019

Review Review of CW Morse Paddles with weighted base September 05, 2019 No comments “CW Morse (cwmorse.us) makes a variety of inexpensive, 3D-printed Morse code…