The Radio Amateur Satellite Corporation (as AMSAT is officially known) was formed March 3, 1969 as a not-for-profit, 501(c)(3) educational organization chartered in the District of Columbia. Since its founding, […]
Archives for February 2019
KickSat-2 is Alive and Being Tracked
The following news item is courtesy of the American Radio Relay League (ARRL): For the first couple of days after the 3U KickSat-2 was deployed from Cygnus NG-10 last November, […]
Update on the Conference Preparatory Meeting for WRC-19
Bryan Rawlings, VE3QN, RAC Special Advisor, is once again in Geneva, Switzerland attending the latest Preparatory Meetings for the 2019 World Radiocommunication Conference (WRC-19). He will be tweeting comments on […]
IARU Region 2 General XX Assembly to be held in Lima, Peru
The following news item is courtesy of the International Amateur Radio Union (IARU): On behalf of the IARU Region 2 Executive Committee, I am pleased to give notice of the […]
Bryan Rawlings, VE3QN, RAC Special Advisor, is in Geneva attending the WRC Preparatory Meetings
Bryan Rawlings, VE3QN, RAC Special Advisor, is once again in Geneva, Switzerland attending the latest Preparatory Meetings for the 2019 World Radiocommunication Conference (WRC-19) which will take place between October 28 […]
ARISS Plans Do-Over of Slow-Scan TV Transmissions: February 15 -17 Weekend
The following news item is courtesy of the American Radio Relay League: Amateur Radio on the International Space Station (ARISS) is planning another popular slow-scan television (SSTV) event in the […]
Upcoming ARISS Contact: College Park School, Lloydminster, Alberta on Wednesday, February 13
An International Space Station (ISS) school contact has been planned with participants at College Park School in Lloydminster, Alberta on Wednesday, February 13. The event is scheduled to begin at […]
ARISS/NOTA Slow Scan TV Event: February 8-10
The Amateur Radio on the International Space Station (ARISS) program is planning another of their popular Slow Scan Television (SSTV) experiment events. Transmissions are scheduled to begin on Friday, February 8 […]