VU2WMY/Mani With regrets, we confirm the non-availability of the transponder on HAMSAT VO-52 since 28th February 2012. This is the first ever interruption in the services of HAMSAT since May 5th 2005. The following question came from ISRO: If possible, … Continue reading
One of my favorite satellites VO-52, was not heard over Europe on 28Feb2012. Please listen for VO-52 and submit reports to the oscar.dcarr.org website. I8CVS also didn’t hear VO-52 on a later pass. Lets hope there isn’t something wrong with this … Continue reading
MASAT-1 designated MagyarSat-OSCAR-72 (MO-72) OSCAR Number Administrator Bill Tynan, W3XO reports, “Congratulations on the successful launch of the MaSat-1 Cubesat that the team at Budapest University of Technology and Economics have been responsible for designing, building and testing. “Since you … Continue reading
The FO-29 Command Team reports from Japan that they have recovered the satellite after it had experienced a shutdown due to longer eclipse periods causing an undervoltage condition. Ground station operators have placed FO-29 in a temporary, but stable configuration … Continue reading
JJ1ZUU tweet indicates FO-29 may resume operations soon, probably scheduled. Details will follow and the schedule propably be announced. The FO-29 Blog is on-line at: http://blog.goo.ne.jp/fo-29 An english translation of the blog can be found at: http://tinyurl.com/FO29Blog
Please remember that the 20 meter EME net meets on saturday and sunday on 14.345 Mhz at 1500 UTC during the winter in the northern hemisphere. I start with the antenna on europe. We need the participation of all possible … Continue reading