Following on from our announcement of the ESA / CCSDS sponsored outreach competition to develop reference protocols, AMSAT-UK are pleased to announce they will be holding a webinar at 16:00 UTC on Wednesday 14th January.
The webinar will be via Zoom and the event will be recorded. The registration link is here:
A SpaceX rocket carrying radio amateur Rabea Rogge LB9NJ / KD3AID and three other astronauts launched from Pad 39A at the Kennedy Space Center on April 1 at 0146 GMT on the Fram2 mission. It is the first polar-orbit human spaceflight mission to explore Earth.
During the mission Rabea will be transmitting amateur radio Robot 36 Slow Scan TV (SSTV) images on 437.550 MHz (+/- 10 kHz Doppler shift) starting April 2. Operation will be 36 seconds on and 36 seconds off.
The images are transmitted as part of a competition for students. Please do not post your SSTV images on Social Media or share with others until 72 hours after the completion of the Fram2 mission.
ARISS will provide special commemorative certificates for those who upload their Fram2 SSTV images to the ARISS SSTV Gallery. Certificates will be delivered after the completion of the Fram2 mission.
If possible record all your passes. You can always generate an image later with the recording. Particularly if you have an issue with your audio into your SSTV software.
There are several challenges in receiving the images, the low transmit power, variations of antenna orientation, and a short, 3-day mission duration, with only a limited time assigned for the SSTV operation. Are you up for the challenge? 📡
Watch a recording made by Robbie Ei2iP of the amateur radio downlink during the contact on April 1 at 0728 GMT between Fram2 astronaut Rabea Rogge LB9NJ / KD3AID and students at the Technical University Berlin (note unexpected frequency change).
Watch the Technical University Berlin video of the contact
Operations Frequency: 437.550 MHz FM (+/- 10 kHz Doppler shift).
SSTV Mode: Robot 36
ARISS are livestreaming orbital predictions for the Fram2 mission at http://live.ariss.org/
AMSAT-UK is pleased to announce that the 2024 Colloquium will take place alongside the RSGB Convention at Kents Hill Park Conference Centre, Milton Keynes, MK7 6BZ on the weekend of 12/13th October 2024.
As in previous years, the AMSAT-UK Colloquium will run as a separate stream within the RSGB Convention and will include presentations on a variety of satellite and space related topics.
The Annual General Meeting of AMSAT-UK will take place during the colloquium.
An AMSAT Gala Dinner will be held on the evening of Saturday 12th October at the Marriott Delta Hotel on Trimbold Drive, Kents Hill, Milton Keynes MK7 6HL. Attendance is restricted this year at the hotel and a limited number of tickets are on sale via the AMSAT-UK Online Shop https://shop.amsat-uk.org/
The cost of the Gala Dinner is £39 per person and includes a three course meal with tea / coffee at its conclusion.
Alongside the Gala Dinner, AMSAT-UK has negotiated a deal at the Marriott Delta for the evening of Saturday 12th October 2024. These rooms include breakfast on Sunday 13th and are priced at £89 per room for single occupancy. Tickets for the Gala Dinner can be purchased on the AMSAT-UK Online Shop.
Bookings for the Gala Dinner are now available on the AMSAT-UK Shop, but must close on 1st October 2024 unless sold out sooner, so please book early to avoid disappointment.
Entrance to the RSGB Convention is managed by the RSGB and you will be required to purchase Day Tickets for the Saturday and/or Sunday to attend the AMSAT-UK Colloquium.
E-members of AMSAT-UK can now download the Summer 2023 edition of OSCAR News, issue 241, here.
The paper edition edition will be sent to postal members and should arrive in the next 2-3 weeks.
In this issue:
• From the Secretary’s Keyboard
• Satellite News
• “St Davids Rove” 28th Feb – 1st March 2023 by Nick MW1DDD/P
• G3VZV Operating via QO-100 on South Georgia as VP0GAA and on Tristan da Cuhna as ZD9VZV in March 2023
• Part of a great clear-out!
• ARISS International Meeting April 2023
• ITU News
• Receiving HAMTV from the ISS
• QO100 and a Family Road Trip Jim Ryan EI3DP
• QO-100 Portable Station by Dave M0GIW
• FUNcube-1 was centre-stage in the British Science Week
AMSAT-UK FUNcube Mission Patch
Membership of AMSAT-UK is open to anyone who has an interest in amateur radio satellites or space activities, including the International Space Station (ISS).
E-members of AMSAT-UK are able to download the quarterly publication OSCAR News as a convenient PDF that can be read on laptops, tablets or smartphones anytime, anyplace, anywhere. Join as an E-member at Electronic (PDF) E-membership
Isabella Payne being interviewed by BBC TVs Josie Hannett
On Tuesday, August 16, BBC TV’s Josie Hannett interviewed 8-year-old Isabella Payne about her amateur radio contact with NASA astronaut Kjell Lindgren KO5MOS on the International Space Station.
On August 2, Isabella, a member of Hilderstone Radio Society G0HRS, used her Dad’s amateur radio station M0LMK to make contact with Kjell who was using the ISS amateur station, callsign NA1SS. Isabella has been involved in several amateur radio events and hopes to have her own amateur radio licence soon.
Kents Hill Park Conference Centre Milton Keynes MK7 6BZ
This is the first call for speakers for the AMSAT-UK International Space Colloquium 2022 to be held as part of the RSGB Convention on October 8-9 at the Kents Hill Park Conference Centre, Timbold Drive, Milton Keynes, MK7 6BZ.
Following on from our announcement of the ESA / CCSDS sponsored outreach competition to develop reference protocols, AMSAT-UK are pleased to announce they will be holding a webinar at 16:00 UTC on Wednesday 14th January.
AMSAT-UK 
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