More balloons carrying 70cm transmitters will be launched this weekend, among them are STRATODEAN and STS-3 PICO STATODEAN is aiming for a launch from Coleford, Gloucestershire this Saturday afternoon at 2pm, predicted direction is towards Wales. STRATODEAN Two: $$SDEAN, 434.650MHz, 50 baud, 350hz shift, ASCII-7, 2 stop bits, no parity. The payload will be around …
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May 17 2013
Possible CME impact today
Space Weather reports that a coronal mass ejection (CME) hurled into space by the X1-flare of May 15 might deliver a glancing blow to Earth’s magnetic field on May 17 They say NOAA forecasters estimate a 40% chance of polar geomagnetic storms when the cloud arrives. High-latitude sky watchers should be alert for auroras. Sunspot …
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Apr 27 2013
Birthday of Samuel Morse
Samuel Morse, who introduced telegraph communications in the United States, was born 222 years ago today on April 27, 1791 in Charlestown, Massachusetts. On 24th of May 1844, he famously sent the message “What hath God wrought” (quoting Numbers 23:23) by telegraph from Washington D.C to Baltimore. The telegraph Morse code used in those days …
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Apr 20 2013
Several 434 MHz balloons launch today
A number of High Altitude Balloons carrying 434 MHz transmitters plan to launch on Saturday, April 20. The 434 MHz telemetry beacons may have a range of up to 500 km depending on the altitude. NSE plans to launch on Saturday, April 20 at 9am from Bicknacre, Chelmsford, Essex, UK. (51.697567, 0.582726) Payloads: NSE: 434.650MHz, …
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Apr 17 2013
Antares CubeSat launch expected today
The launch of Antares carrying three CubeSats with amateur radio payloads is expected to take place on Wednesday, April 17 ANS reports that three PhoneSat cubesats will be aboard the Orbital Sciences Corporation Antares (TM) rocket from NASA’s Wallops Flight Facility (WFF) in eastern Virginia scheduled for April 17 at approximately 5:00 p.m. (EDT). The …
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