Members of AMSAT-UK operated on the amateur radio satellites from the RSGB National Radio Centre at Bletchley Park to celebrate World Amateur Radio Day on Wednesday, April 18, 2012.
World Amateur Radio Day commemorates the founding of the International Amateur Radio Union (IARU) on April 18, 1925. This year’s theme was “Amateur Radio Satellites: Celebrating 50 Years in Space” in remembrance of the launching of OSCAR 1 on December 12, 1961 and the launch of OSCAR 2 on June 2, 1962.
Those taking part in the event were Jim G3WGM, Dave G4DPZ, Trevor M5AKA, Ciaran M0XTD, Matthew SWL, Clive G3CWV, Carlos G0AKI and Elaine G4LFM. The satellites worked during the day included FO-29 and AO-7 and contacts were made with stations across Europe using the 144 and 430 MHz bands.
Watch AMSAT-UK on FO-29 for World Amateur Radio Day
Read the article ‘Getting started on amateur radio satellites’ by John Heath G7HIA at
http://www.uk.amsat.org/wp-content/uploads/2011/05/
Satellites_RadCom_mar07.pdf
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Video – How to work the SSB amateur radio satellites
http://www.uk.amsat.org/2712
AMSAT-UK publishes a colour A4 newsletter, OSCAR News, which is full of Amateur Satellite information.
Free sample issue at http://www.uk.amsat.org/on_193_final.pdf
Join online at http://tinyurl.com/JoinAMSAT-UK
Article source: http://www.southgatearc.org/news/april2012/amsat_uk_on_satellites_for_world_amateur_radio_day.htm
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