Astronomy-Space
Atronomy and space related
Two New Digitpeating Amateur Radio Satellites Approved
08/12/2023 – arrl.org The International AmateurRadio Union (IARU) has coordinated two European digipeating satellites that are scheduled to launch in fall 2023. At...
Amateur Radio Operators Invited to participate in Asteroid Bounce Experiment
ARRL – The High-frequency Active Auroral Research Program (HAARP) will be conducting a research campaign/experiment on December 27, 2022, with transmissions between 1100...
Current Status of ISS Ham Radios Updated
as of November 18, 2022 Columbus Module radios: Service Module radios:
Artemis 1 Mission Heads to the Moon
To the moon, again! NASA launched the Artemis I mission from Florida at 1:47 a.m. ET on Wednesday morning, with the agency’s most...
Russia’s Destruction of an Orbiting Satellite Raises Space Debris Concerns
Russia tested an anti-satellite weapon on November 15, destroying one of its own old and defunct satellites, Kosmos 1408. Launched in 1982, Kosmos...
Amateurs invited to participate in the Antarctic Eclipse Festival in December
The HamSCI Antarctic Eclipse Festival in December is seeking Amateur Radio participation. As the shadow of the moon passes across Antarctica on December 4, it...
Current Status of ISS Radio Stations
as of 07/28/2021 Columbus Module radios: IORS (Kenwood D710GA) – STATUS – Configured. Supporting packet operation (145.825 MHz up & down). Next mode change is to cross band...
Solar Cycle 25 is Here!
Analysis determines we are in Solar Cycle 25 The solar minimum between Solar Cycle 24 and 25 – the period when the sun...
Space Pioneer Astronaut Owen Garriott, W5LFL, SK
ARRL reports the US astronaut who pioneered the use of Amateur Radio to make contacts from space — Owen K. Garriott, W5LFL —...
Experts Predict a Long, Deep Solar Minimum
Dr.Tony Phillips on April 10, 2019 If you like solar minimum, good news: It could last for years. That was one of the...
