Monthly Archives: October 2005

SSETI Express

SSETI stands for the Student Space Exploration and Technology Initiative, funded by the Education Department of the European Space Agency (ESA). This morning, at approximately 06:52 UTC SSETI Express was successfully launched from Plesetsk Cosmodrome in Northern Russia. So far … Continue reading

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Amateur Radio in the news

A short article extolling some of the virtues of Amateur Radio and also the difficulties it faces. “A few months ago, NBC’s Tonight Show staged a race between a pair of ham-radio operators with Morse-code keys and a couple of … Continue reading

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eChallenges 2005

I’m just back from Ljubljana in Slovenia for the annual eChallenges 2005 conference. This year there are nearly 600 delegates from 46 countries. The conference looks at a broad range of topics, from eBusiness, through eGovernment to Broadband and Mobile … Continue reading

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PCsat 2 in Shipmate Magazine

Mission accomplished for the Naval Academy’s Small Satellite program. As part of NASA’s recent Return to Flight mission aboard the Space Shuttle Discovery(STS-114),the Academy’s second student prototype communications satellite is now in orbit on the International Space Station (ISS). The … Continue reading

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They’re home!

As reported on the news tonight, the Northabout Crew are home safe, after completing a voyage that is unique in the history of modern yachting. http://www.northabout.com.

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Battery Matching

Here is an interesting paper showing how some research and thought led to a procedure for the selection of NiCd batteries suitable for use in OSCAR II.

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Amateur Satellite history and JOTA

The first amateur satellite (OSCAR-1) was launched on December the 12th 1961. OSCAR while a nice name, does actually have a meaning, Orbital Satellite Carrying Amateur Radio, and there has been more than 70 to date. Next weekend (15th/16th) is … Continue reading

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Amateur Satellites

We know that satellites are overhead as quite a lot of people now have a GPS receiver or have satellite TV. I myself have Sky at home, with its associated dish and receiver. More recently I’ve become interested in APRS … Continue reading

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In Moray Firth, East Scotland.

We’re in Moray Firth with about 40 miles to go to Inverness and the entrance to the Caledonian Canal. This canal cuts across Scotland through Loch Ness and The Great Glen, and will have us out on the Scottish west … Continue reading

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