The Sound of Earthsong – NASA image
Ham Radio gets a brief mention in this NASA video about the eerie-sounding radio emissions from around Earth.
The Sound of Earthsong
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BAA-RAG Meeting – National Space Centre Leicester
The BAA Radio Astronomy Group (BAA-RAG) have an impressive line-up of speakers for their General Meeting taking place Saturday, October 27, 10:30 to 17:30 at the National Space Centre, Leicester, LE4 5NS. The event is open to all.
Sid May ET3SID / AB3OZ / G4CTQ Silent Key
Sid May ET3SID AB3OZ G4CTQ
Ethiopian Amateur Radio Society Chairman Sid May ET3SID / AB3OZ / G4CTQ passed away September 25.
Sid had recently contacted AMSAT-UK regarding an amateur radio CubeSat project he planned to start in Ethiopia.
He had been looking forward to attending the National Hamfest at Newark during a planned visit to the UK for medical treatment.
Sid helped form the Ethiopian Amateur Radio Society. An article in the Ethiopian Herald newspaper about amateur radio in that country says:
“In the words of Mr. May a group of radio Amateurs visited Ethiopia in January 1993, with their equipment to operate from the country. He said that it was during this time the existing licensed amateurs namely ET3AZ, 9E2A, ET3SID, 9F2CW and ET3DX formed, with other interested persons, the Ethiopian Amateur Radio Society in name.”
In July 2011 Sid organized an RSGB International RAE exam in Addis Ababa and later in December 2011 he took part in administering the FCC exams which saw 57 people achieve passes enabling them to get USA amateur radio licenses, a significant turning point for amateur radio in Ethiopia.
UKube-1 Amateur Radio CubeSat books a ride on Soyuz-2
Artist’s Impression of UKube-1 in space – Credit Clyde Space
UKube-1 – the UK Space Agency’s first CubeSat mission – has ‘booked’ its journey into space on a Russian Soyuz-2 rocket. The launch from the Baikonur Cosmodrone in Kazakhstan is expected to take place in March 2013.
UKube-1 carries an amateur radio 435/145 MHz linear transponder built by members of AMSAT-UK.
John Beanland G3BVU SK
John Beanland G3BVU AA1YE in 2008 – Image Credit PART Westford Radio Club
AMSAT has received the sad news on the passing of John Beanland, G3BVU. John was an avid AMSAT member and helped man the AMSAT booth at the Boxboro Hamfest over the years. His friends remember John to be outgoing and enthusiastic about amateur radio in space. AMSAT President Barry Baines, WD4ASW noted, “AMSAT has lost a good friend and enthusiastic member.”
Charles “John” Beanland, born in Witney, England passed away on September 21, 2012 after a long illness, aged 85. John enlisted in the Royal Navy during WWII. He was first licensed as G3BVU in 1947. He worked for the General Post Office (GPO) in Engineering and the English Electrical Valve Company (later known as EEV / e2v) where he worked on Guided Weapons. He later joined Texas Instruments and finally Microwave Associates, UK where he developed VHF solid state power amplifiers all while attending and receiving BS degrees in Electrical Engineering, Radio and Telecommunications.
NROL-36 TLE lottery – update from DK3WN
Mike Rupprecht DK3WN
Mike Rupprecht DK3WN continues his investigation to match the NORAD Two-Line Element Sets for Objects D to K to the CubeSats that were deployed by the NROL-36 mission on September 13.
Read the results in his Satellite Blog at http://www.dk3wn.info/p/?p=28704
Aeneas – University of Southern California
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