A CubeSat is a square-shaped miniature satellite (10 cm x 10 cm x 10 cm – roughly the size of a Rubik’s cube), weighing about 1 kg. A CubeSat can […]
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RAC Conference 2021: Amateur Radio Research and Development First Session – Reception of Non-Amateur Satellites and VLF Experiments on 8 kHz
Scott Tilley, VE7TILReception of Non-Amateur SatellitesJoe Craig, VO1NAVLF Experiments on 8 kHz Previous Next Reception of Non-Amateur Satellites: Scott Tilley, VE7TIL Scott Tilley, AScT is an amateur astronomer that makes […]
Upcoming ARISS contact in Morinville, Alberta on June 2 June 2, 2021 at 8:28:53 MDT
Current Station Crew: Pyotr Dubrov | Shane Kimbrough | Megan McArthur | Thomas Pesquet | Akihiko Hoshide | Oleg Novitskiy | Mark Vande Hei ARISS Contact on Wednesday, June 2: […]
ARISS Columbus Radio System is Operational
The ARISS Columbus Radio is back on-the-air! This, after it was rendered non-operational following a January 27 EVA (spacewalk) which was conducted to install a cable for the Bartolomeo commercial […]
International Amateur Radio Union Receives Gift of hamradio.org Domain
Dave Sumner, K1ZZ, Secretary of the International Amateur Radio Union, reports that Andrew J. Wolfram, KI7RYC, has donated the hamradio.org domain to the IARU for non-profit educational use to promote the […]
Scott Tilley, VE7TIL, Copies Signal from Mars-Orbiting Satellite
Scott Tilley, VE7TIL, uses a homemade 60-centimetre dish and relies on software-defined radios (SDRs). The following news item is courtesy of the American Radio Relay League: As reported on Spaceweather.com, […]
ARISS contact with Ottawa Carleton Virtual Online School: A success! View the livestream at https://youtu.be/Ery1JYmk72o
ARISS contact info | Multipoint Telebridge | Questions Ottawa, Ontario ARISS Event: February 5, 2021 – As part of the Amateur Radio on the International Space Station (ARISS) program, NASA […]
ARISS SSTV Event Scheduled for December 24 to 31 Celebrating 20 Years of Continuous Operations on ISS
For immediate release: An ARISS Slow Scan TV (SSTV) event is scheduled from the International Space Station (ISS). This will be a special SSTV event to celebrate the 20th anniversary […]
SpaceX Dragon Capsule Resilience Ferries Four Radio Amateurs to the ISS
NASA astronauts Shannon Walker, KD5DXB; Victor Glover, KI5BKC; and Mike Hopkins, KF5LJG; as well as Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) astronaut Soichi Noguchi, KD5TVP. The following news item is courtesy […]
RAC Canada 2020 Conference: Presentations now available for view
Canada 2020 Conference and AGM: Presentations now available on new RAC YouTube Channel Radio Amateurs of Canada would like to thank all presenters, participants and volunteers for organizing and attending […]