NASA-funded science projects tuning in to ‘Eclipse Radio’
On April 8, 2024, a total solar eclipse will cross parts of the United States. For…
Category: Space
Man in Backyard Talks to Orbiting Astronaut Using Homemade Antenna
A Michigan ham radio operator used a homemade setup with a handheld antenna to talk…
NASA Sets Coverage for Agency’s SpaceX Crew-8 Launch, Docking
Editor’s note: This advisory was updated Feb. 25, 2024, with a new time for the…
A Brief Repose in the Heavens: The FUNcube Satellite Powers Down to Recharge
In the vast expanse of our universe, where the dance of celestial bodies unfolds in…
Via the ARRL: Amateur Radio Operators Needed for Help with Solar Eclipse Project
The Case Amateur Radio Club, W8EDU, the club station at Case Western Reserve University in…
Sun unleashes most powerful flare in current cycle
Our majestic star was recorded in the act of emitting high-intensity solar flares, which are…
Via AMSAT: ANS-056 AMSAT News Service Weekly Bulletins
In this edition: Bob Twiggs Keynote Address at 2024 AMSAT Space Symposium Now Available Updated…
PODCAST: This Week in Amateur Radio Edition #1304 – Full Version
Release Date: February 24, 2024 Here is a summary of the news trending This Week…
Via AMSAT: ANS-049 AMSAT News Service Weekly Bulletins
In this edition: * SpaceX Delays Crew-8 Astronaut Launch to Make Way for Private Moon…
PODCAST: This Week in Amateur Radio Edition #1303 – Full Version
Release Date: February 17, 2024 Here is a summary of the news trending This Week…
PODCAST: This Week in Amateur Radio Edition #1303 – Truncated 1 hour version
This is a 1 hour version of the weekly podcast for This Week in Amateur…
Via AMSAT: ANS-042 AMSAT News Service Weekly Bulletins
In this edition: * ESA Satellite Communications Group Explores Future Amateur Satellite Payload * GreenCube…
PODCAST: This Week in Amateur Radio #1302 – Full Version
Release Date: February 10, 2024 Here is a summary of the news trending This Week…
PODCAST: This Week in Amateur Radio Edition #1302 – Truncated 1 hour version
This is a 1 hour version of the weekly podcast for This Week in Amateur…
via HACKADAY: They Want To Put A Telescope In A Crater On The Moon
When we first developed telescopes, we started using them on the ground. Humanity was yet…
How You Can Participate in Solar Eclipse Research
Humans are lucky to live on a planet whose sun and moon appear, from our…
Elon Musk’s satellites to amateur radio, China’s new spy tech tracks all
Chinese scientists have allegedly developed a new “game-changing” military surveillance technology that now means enemy…
Solar flare temporarily disrupts radio signals in Australia
An intense solar event occurred in the early hours of February 6, as a sunspot…
PODCAST: This Week in Amateur Radio Edition #1301
Release Date: January 27, 2024 Here is a summary of the news trending This Week…
Via AMSAT: ANS-035 AMSAT News Service Weekly Bulletins for February 4, 2024
AMSAT News Service ANS-035 February 4, 2024 In this edition: AO-92 Reenters Earth’s Atmosphere The…
Via AMSAT: AMSAT CubeSatSim Beta Release – v1.3
You might have heard about it or seen it at Hamvention or Symposium, but the…
Via the ARRL: The First Amateur Radio Station on the Moon, JS1YMG, is Now Transmitting
The Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) successfully landed their Smart Lander for Investigating Moon (SLIM)…
Via AMSAT: Request to Reconsider Decommissioning of IO-117 Under Evaluation by Italian Space Agency
AMSAT News Service Special Bulletin ANS-033 February 2, 2024 In this edition: Request to Reconsider…
Sunspot AR3559 has erupted
Departing sunspot AR3559 erupted Monday morning, Jan 29th (0438 UT), producing a strong M6.8-class solar flare. NASA’s…
Proposal for a Geostationary Microwave Amateur Radio Payload
The aim of this paper is to discuss the mission concepts and broad technical requirements…