Great work by the Newbury club on making the ISS contact happen with the Mary Hare school yesterday! Made it onto Meridian TV but NADARS should have been given much more recognition. You are a real credit to Amateur Radio.
Category Archives: Satellites
Apollo Experience Report – Lunar Module Communications System
A fascinating document from the Apollo programme was recently unearthed on the NASA website by a local amateur, Jim M0YOJ. It goes into loads of detail about the development and use of RF systems on board the various vehicles involved the lunar programme. For some light bedtime reading, the full document is here. Thanks Jim (and John!) for highlighting this.
The development of the lunar module communications system is traced from ‘the initial concept to the operational system used on manned lunar missions. Included are the problems encountered during the development, the corrective actions taken, and recommendations for similar equipment in future programs. The system was designed to provide communications between the lunar module and the Manned Space Flight Network, between the lunar module and the command and service module, and between the lunar module and the extravehicular crewmen. The system provided the equipment necessary for voice, telemetry, and television communications; ranging information; and various communications links.
ISS SSTV 2m FM transmissions this weekend
This weekend, ARISS is celebrating its 20th anniversary with a series of SSTV transmissions from the ISS – International Space Station.
Transmissions will be on 145.800 FM in PD 120 or PD180.
Thu 23:23:21
Fri 00:58:35
Fri 22:32:15
Sat 00:06:25
Sat 23:14:23
Sun 00:50:21
Sun 22:22:34
Sun 23:58:03
Mon 01:34:30
Event is scheduled to end at 18:00 UTC on Monday 24 July.

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