The videos of the amateur radio CubeSat and Microsat presentations given to the AMSAT-UK International Space Colloquium 2012 are available to either watch online or download.
DLR rejects amateur radio P5-/Mascot-2 project
AMSAT-DL have released a statement regarding the P5-/Mascot-2 project:
Discussions with the German Ministry of Economics and the German space agency DLR spanned more than 5 years. Amongst others, we met with State Secretary for Space and Aerospace Hinze, DLR chairman Prof. Wörner and the DLR Program Board. In 2009 AMSAT-DL, in collaboration with the DLR Institute for Space Systems in Bremen, conducted two complex Concurrent Engineering studies. They were jointly presented to the DLR program board in Köln-Porz in 2010.
Amateur Radio CubeSats Launched from Vandenberg
On September 13, 2012 at 2139 UT an Atlas V rocket launched a combination of 11 satellites from Vandenberg Air Force Base in California for the US Government and NASA ELaNa university CubeSats.
Nick Pugh K5QXJ reports hearing CSSWE on 435.345 MHz.
HamRadioNow – “AMSAT Mission to MARS?*”
In this HamRadioNow video AMSAT President, Barry Baines WD4ASW, gives an update on what AMSAT is up to now and planning for the future.
HamRadioNow – "AMSAT Mission to MARS?*"
In this HamRadioNow video AMSAT President, Barry Baines WD4ASW, gives an update on what AMSAT is up to now and planning for the future.
Microwave Spectrum Issues at EME 2012
This video was made by volunteers from the British Amateur TV Club (BATC) at the EME 2012 conference in Cambridge. In the presentation Murray Niman G6JYB, and Gudmund Wannberg SM2BYA, review world wide spectrum issues and in particular the loss of part of the 2300 MHz band in Sweden.
The spectrum issues faced by moon-bounce (EME) operators are similar to those affecting the Amateur-satellite Service.


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