Ofcom Consultation: Improving spectrum access for Wi-Fi
Ofcom Consultation: Improving spectrum access for Wi-Fi
Direct link to PDF document
https://www.ofcom.org.uk/__data/assets/pdf_file/0038/189848/consultation-spectrum-access-wifi.pdf
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Special certificate to celebrate 30 years of LUSAT
Special certificate to celebrate 30 years of LUSAT
special certificate to celebrate the 30th anniversary of the launch of LUSAT (LO-19) during LUSAT week which takes place January 18-26, 2020.
AMSAT Argentina LU7AA says:
On Jan-22-1990 LUSAT/LO-19 was launched along with AO-16, DO-17, WO-18, UO-14 & UO-15.
It’s our first Argentina Satellite, and one of first to use PACSAT protocol.
LUSAT is still calling home with her carrier at +/-437.125 saying hey! I am here, http://amsat.org.ar/pass?satx=lusat
AMSAT-LU invites to share & celebrate this 30th anniversary, due Jan-22 2020.
From Jan 18 thru 26 several Club Stations and amateurs will be active by radio.
Granting thru one contact on any band or mode or Sat a QSL and/or a Certificate.
Full details are at http://amsat.org.ar/?f=30e
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Qarman beacon telemetry information released
Qarman beacon telemetry information released
QARMAN, a nano-satellite designed and built at VKI, was launched to the International Space Station on December 5, 2019. Deployed is expected to take place in the week of January 20, 2020.
QARMAN (Qubesat for Aerothermodynamic Research and Measurements on AblatioN) is the world’s first CubeSat designed to survive atmospheric re-entry. Work on it started in 2013 at the von Karman Institute for Fluid Dynamics (VKI).
The aim of the QARMAN mission is to demonstrate the usability of a CubeSat platform as an atmospheric entry vehicle. Spacecraft descending towards a planet with an atmosphere experience very harsh environment including extreme temperatures (several thousand degrees).
Information about Qarman’s 437.350 MHz 9600 bps GMSK AX.25 beacon has now been released by the team.
Download the Qarman Beacon Definition QARMAN_BCNdef_v1.1
Download the Beacon Decoder spreadsheet QARMAN_BCNdecoder
Reports can be sent to operations@qarman.eu
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Beijing’s draft ham radio regulations raise concerns
Beijing’s draft ham radio regulations raise concerns
ARRL say:
Lide Zhang, BI8CKU, told ARRL that the proposal would prohibit amateur operation on the 2200-meter band as well as on 146 – 148 MHz, 1260 – 1300 MHz, 3400 – 3500 MHz, 5650 – 5725 MHz, and all bands above 10 GHz.
Radio communications engineer and Chinese Amateur Satellite Group (CAMSAT) CEO Alan Kung, BA1DU, told ARRL that government efforts to eliminate some amateur bands are nothing new, but proposals that have been aired for a while now are on the regulatory agency’s schedule. Kung said he does not anticipate that all of the bands proposed will be taken away, but he conceded that the climate will “undoubtedly” become increasingly more dangerous for China’s amateur radio community.
Read the full ARRL story at
http://www.arrl.org/news/china-telecoms-regulator-proposing-to-delete-some-current-amateur-allocations
A translation of the draft proposal says:
“Note 1: Unless otherwise specified, 135.7-137.8kHz, 146-148MHz, 1240-1260MHz, 1260-1300MHz, 3400-3500MHz, 5650-5725MHz, 10-10.4 GHz, 79-81GHz, 122.25-123GHz, 136-141GHz, 241-248GHz frequency The band frequency shall not be used for amateur services in the territory of the People’s Republic of China.”
A translated version of the draft proposal is at https://tinyurl.com/Beijing-Amateur-2019-Draft
Original text https://www.kechuang.org/r/305282
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December 2019 issue of OSCAR News now available for download
December 2019 issue of OSCAR News now available for download
E-members of AMSAT-UK can now download the December 2019 edition of OSCAR News, issue 228, here.
The paper edition should be sent to postal members in 2-3 weeks.
In this issue:
• From the Secretary’s Keyboard
• Minutes of the Annual General Meeting
• 2020 Meetings & Events Calendar
• Dates of Note 2020
• Happy Birthday FUNcube-1 (AO73)
• 144-146 MHz WebSDR at Goonhilly
• 2.4GHz 5W Power Amplifier for QO-100
• 2.4 GHz 4W power amplifier MHT1008N
• UK Space Conference 2019 – Report
• “Amateur Radio in Space” at the Maker Faire 2019, Rome
• F4DXV and KE9AJ new AO-7 QRB Record
• The AMSAT-UK/BATC Groundstation at Goonhilly Downs
• InterOperable Radio System for the ISS
• Perspectives on WRC-19
• TF3YOTA on QO-100
• Competition to find OPS-SAT
• ESA Ministerial Council Meeting November 2019
• Jamboree on the Air and QO-100
PDF sample copy of “Oscar News” here.
Join AMSAT-UK using PayPal, Debit or Credit card at
http://shop.amsat-uk.org/
E-members can download their copies of OSCAR News here.
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