In this video Lance Ginner, K6GSJ, describes the early days of Project OSCAR, which put Amateur Radio into orbit and lead to the foundation of AMSAT.
Watch AMSAT Symposium 2011 Keynote Speech
Article – “OSCAR-1 Launched 50 Years Ago” http://www.uk.amsat.org/4026
RS-39 Telemetry Decoder Screen Shot - Nittin VU3TYG
Mike Rupprecht DK3WN has made available software to decode the telemetry beacon of RS-39 (435.315 and 435.215 MHz) .
In Google English the software description reads:
Very simple tool for decoding the CW telemetry and display of telemetry values of Chibis-M (RS-39).
The input of the received telemetry values are in the respective fields U.S., IBS, Uzun, iSun, ITXA, ITXB, TTXA, TTXB, TNAP, TAB, MSEP, MCON, SMA, SMB, and MRXA MRXB. The converted value is displayed immediately. All values are checked for plausibility, one differing from the standard value is displayed with red background. Normal telemetry values have corresponding hardware box with a green background.
With the Save button, the currently displayed telemetry values are saved in a file.
Download RS-39 Decoder Version 1.0 http://www.dk3wn.info/files/rs39.zip
DK3WN satellite software page in Google English http://tinyurl.com/DK3WN-Sat-Software
RS-39 Real Time Tracking Map http://chibis.cosmos.ru/cyclogr/prepare1/google/index.html
RS-39 (Chibis-M) http://www.uk.amsat.org/3910
Lance Ginner K6GSJ with OSCAR 1
The ARRL have released an English translation of an article about the pioneering amateur radio satellite OSCAR-1
A new, highly informative article on how the world’s first Amateur Radio satellite, OSCAR-1, came to be designed, built and launched has been posted to the ARRL’s Space Communication web page (see the “Articles” section). Written by Andreas Bilsing, DL2LUX, “OSCAR-1 Launched 50 Years Ago” was first published in the German magazine Funkamateur. It is reprinted with their permission. OSCAR-1 was launched just over 50 years ago, on December 12, 1961.
Link the the article in English http://www.arrl.org/files/file/Technology/Bilsing.pdf
ARRL Space Communication page http://www.arrl.org/space-communication
Lance Ginner K6GSJ with OSCAR 1
The ARRL have released an English translation of an article about the pioneering amateur radio satellite OSCAR-1
A new, highly informative article on how the world’s first Amateur Radio satellite, OSCAR-1, came to be designed, built and launched has been posted to the ARRL’s Space Communication web page (see the “Articles” section). Written by Andreas Bilsing, DL2LUX, “OSCAR-1 Launched 50 Years Ago” was first published in the German magazine Funkamateur. It is reprinted with their permission. OSCAR-1 was launched just over 50 years ago, on December 12, 1961.
Link the the article in English http://www.arrl.org/files/file/Technology/Bilsing.pdf
ARRL Space Communication page http://www.arrl.org/space-communication
Artists impression of FUNcube in space
The Jan 25-31 printed edition of Electronics Weekly (circulation 36,400) carries an article on the AMSAT-UK FUNcube amateur radio satellite. The article, titled “Schools’ communications satellite to put the fun back into science lessons”, appears on page 12.
You can read or download this issue of Electronics Weekly at http://cde.cerosmedia.com/1M4f1d2b906fdb1433.cde
(The PDF can be downloaded by clicking on the PDF icon at the top).
A free subscription to the digital version of the publication is available via the Electronics Weekly website http://www.electronicsweekly.com/ On the lef-hand side under “SIGN UP TO” click on “Digital Magazine”.
Artists impression of FUNcube in space
The Jan 25-31 printed edition of Electronics Weekly (circulation 36,400) carries an article on the AMSAT-UK FUNcube amateur radio satellite. The article, titled “Schools’ communications satellite to put the fun back into science lessons”, appears on page 12.
You can read or download this issue of Electronics Weekly at http://cde.cerosmedia.com/1M4f1d2b906fdb1433.cde
(The PDF can be downloaded by clicking on the PDF icon at the top).
A free subscription to the digital version of the publication is available via the Electronics Weekly website http://www.electronicsweekly.com/ On the lef-hand side under “SIGN UP TO” click on “Digital Magazine”.
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