Listening for the CAS-5A Chinese satellite at 435 MHz – 15th Dec 2022
CAS-5A is a Chinese amateur radio satellite which was launched from the Yellow Sea off China on the 9th of...
Events
5300km TEP opening on 144 MHz from South America to the Caribbean – 11th Dec 2022
It's interesting to see that there are once again some great openings between South America and the Caribbean on 144...
Article in the Space Chronicle journal about EIRSAT-1
'EIRSAT-1' stands for 'Educational Irish Research Satellite' and it will be Ireland's first satellite. It is a 2U CubeSat being...
Big opening on the 40 MHz band – 7th Dec 2022
Wednesday 7th December 2022: With the Solar Flux up at 148, the F2 MUF is now extending well above 30...
Communication experiments in Japan at 5600 MHz and 10 GHz using the ICOM IC-905
On the 17th of November 2022, ICOM staff in Japan conducted some experiments over a 25km obstructed path on the...
40 MHz & 60 MHz Facebook Group now has over 500 members
Just a quick update to say that the 40 MHz & 60 MHz Group on Facebook now has in excess...
40 MHz beacon in Denmark off air due to electricity costs
The OZ7IGY team in Denmark have announced that their 8m beacon on 40.071 MHz has been turned off due to...
Antenna upgrade for the GB3NGI 432 MHz beacon
The GB3NGI beacon transmits on 432.482 MHz on the 70cms band and it is located on the summit of Slieve...
Yaesu FTdx3000 Discontinued
In recent news, Yaesu announced they have discontinued the production of the FTdx3000 and FTdx5000 HF amateur transceivers. In our...
What is keeping the NA1SS amateur station off the air?
Amateur Radio on the International Space Station (ARISS) and its partners are troubleshooting what is keeping the NA1SS amateur station...
