by Bert | Jun 15, 2018 | Antenna, General News, Radios, Satellites
Puerto Rico’s Observatory Is Still Recovering From Hurricane Maria As Hurricane Maria approached Puerto Rico in late September 2017, planetary scientist Ed Rivera-Valentin knew he needed to get out. His apartment was near the coast, in Manatí, and some...
by Bert | May 19, 2018 | Digital, General News, Satellites, SDR (Software Defined Radio), UHF
DSLWP is a lunar formation flying mission led by Harbin Institute of Technology for low frequency radio astronomy, amateur radio and education. It consists of a pair of 47 kg microsatellites launched from the Xichang Space Center into a lunar transfer orbit at 21:28...
by Bert | May 6, 2018 | Digital, General News, Satellites
05/03/2018 China’s twin-launch Chang’e 4 mission to the far side of the moon will place a pair of microsatellites in lunar orbit “to test low-frequency radio astronomy and space-based interferometry.” The two satellites, DSLWP-A1 and DSLWP-A2 (DSLWP = Discovering the...
by Bert | Nov 18, 2016 | Digital, Satellites, SDR (Software Defined Radio), UHF, VHF
Lunar Amateur Radio Satellites DSLWP-A1/A2 Mingchuan Wei BG2BHC reports DSLWP is a lunar formation flying mission for low frequency radio astronomy, amateur radio and education, consists of 2 microsatellites. Developed by students at the Harbin Institute of Technology...
by Bert | Mar 14, 2016 | Antenna, Digital, General News, Satellites, SSTV, UHF
Amateur Radio operators are very fortunate, in that as well as having the use of amateur radio repeaters to extend their range, they also have the use of Low Earth Orbiting satellites(LEOs) that are built and maintained by amateur radio enthusiasts. These...
by Bert | May 5, 2014 | Antenna, ARRL, Frequencies, Radios, Satellites
HAARP-Like Ionospheric Research Project Underway at Arecibo Observatory Work is underway to complete the construction of an ionospheric research facility at the Arecibo Observatory in Puerto Rico that bears some similarities to the High Frequency Active Auroral...
