P3E (AMSAT-Phase 3E) The AMSAT-Phase 3E satellite (P3E) is dedicated as communication and scientific platform for a highly elliptical orbit around Earth. The spacecraft will be created in a joint process together with the P5A Mars mission by an international … Continue reading
My EME system. (ideas) It is still under development, and still consists mainly of ideas. On this page I will share some of those ideas. Due to lack of space, it will be a 432 MHz system. A key component … Continue reading
ISS (ZARYA) The ISS serves as a research laboratory that has a microgravity environment in which crews conduct experiments in many fields including biology, human biology, physics, astronomy and meteorology. The station has a unique environment for the testing of … Continue reading
Stacking with Power Splitters The basis of the power splitters/combiners is a construction of a square tube for the outer conductor and a round tube for the inner conductor. It forms a quarterwave coaxial impedance transformer. The relation D/d influences … Continue reading
Now that the submissions are complete for the Chicken Little Contest, AMSAT is announcing a new contest: Catch the Last ARISSat-1 Telemetry. With luck, we will have real time data to go along with the final reentry. While telemetry sent … Continue reading
AubieSat-1 Designated AO-71 OSCAR Number Administrator, Bill Tynan, W3XO reports that he has ad- vised J. M. Wersinger, PhD, KI4YAU, Professor Emeritus and Director of Auburn University’s Student Space Program, that following the successful NASA ELaNa III launch on October … Continue reading