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11/04/2015 | January VP8 DXpedition to Incorporate “Youth and Community Participation”
When a team from The Intrepid DX Group embarks on its South Sandwich/South Georgia VP8SGI/VP8STI DXpedition in January, it will incorporate a youth and community participation aspect into the adventure.
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11/03/2015 | Amateur Radio Contact with ISS Takes Place in Conjunction with WRC-15
An Amateur Radio contact between International Telecommunication Union (ITU) Headquarters Amateur Radio club station and two crew members of the International Space Station helped to kick off World Radiocommunication Conference 2015 (WRC-15).
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10/29/2015 | ARISS Celebrates 1000th Event, 15 Years of Permanent Ham Radio Presence in Space
The Amateur Radio on the International Space Station (ARISS) program this month marked its 1000th space station Amateur Radio event, continuing a string that started 15 years ago.
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10/29/2015 | World Radiocommunication Conference 2015 Starts on November 2
Amateur Radio’s interests will be well represented as the 2015 ITUWorld Radiocommunication Conference (WRC-15) convenes on November 2 in Geneva, Switzerland.
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10/28/2015 | UK to Auction Former Amateur Radio Spectrum
Spectrum at 2.3 and 3.4 GHz that once was allocated to Amateur Radio is going on the auction block in the UK.
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10/27/2015 | UKube-1, the UK Space Agency’s First National Spacecraft, Completes its Mission
UKube-1, the UK Space Agency’s first national spacecraft, has now completed its nominal mission following more than 14 months of operation. Although the USKA-supported mission phase has ended, discussions are underway with AMSAT-UK about the possibilit...
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10/26/2015 | Ofcom Poised to Cancel Unrenewed Amateur Licenses
UK telecommunications regulator Ofcom has announced that it’s set to start cancelling Amateur Radio licenses, possibly numbering into the thousands, that have not been “revalidated” by the holder. The effort appears to be, in part, an effort to clear d...
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10/22/2015 | AO-85 Enthusiasm Prevails at AMSAT 2015 Space Symposium and Annual Meeting
Excitement and enthusiasm over the recently launched Fox-1A CubeSat, now known as AO-85, permeated the just-concluded AMSAT 2015 Space Symposium and Annual Meeting.
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