2m Propagation 05/06/2016 (Wouxun KG-UV9D)

Reminder: Tim Peake Today (25/04/2016)

Just a quick reminder that you should be able to hear Tim Peake talking from the International Space Station at 13:02 BST (12:02 GMT) today on 145.800MHz as he makes contact with another school in the UK.

Listening To Tim Peake - What A Difference A Beam Makes!!!!

Video: YouTube/M0DAD

This has to be one of the best recordings of Tim Peake I've ever seen/heard and it shows what a big difference using a small handheld beam antenna makes. 

C4FM (Fusion Digital Radio) on GB3HA Repeater

Tim Peake On The International Space Station 05/03/2016

2 Meter Band SSB Contest

Really nice to hear a bit of activity on 2m SSB. I was using a vertical antenna so not the best as the stations taking part are mainly using horizontal beams. At one point I did just hear a station in wales. 

Tim Peake Heard On The International Space Station 26/02/2016

Yet another video featuring Tim Peake on board the Space Station. 

Tim Peake Heard On Board The Space Station 19/02/2016

This time I used one of my Baofeng UV5R radios connected to a home made horizontal dipole antenna which was on a 3m pole in the back garden. The horizontal dipole does a much better job of receiving signals from space than my normal home base vertical. This is due to the fact that the vertical is 'end on' to the direction of the signal source where-as the horizontal dipole is 'side-on'.

UPDATE: Tim's next contact will take place on 26th February 2016 at 14:40 hours GMT with City of Norwich Schools.

Tim Peake's Next School Radio Contact Announced

It has just been announced on the Principia website (LINK) that Tim Peake's next contact will take place on 19th February at 14:23 hours GMT.

"Amateur radio call with Oasis Brightstowe, Bristol

Date: 19 February 2016 

Time: 1:00 pm - 3:00 pm 

Tune into Tim’s radio calls to UK schools. Oasis Brightstowe in Bristol will be hosting the call and although there is no public access to the event, a webcast of the link up will be provided here

Time of call now confirmed for: 14:23 on 19th February

Media enquiries are welcome"

Reminder: Tim Peake LIVE from the Space Station Today!

Just a quick reminder that you may be able to hear Tim Peake on board the ISS at approx 18:11 hours GMT on 145.800Mhz FM.

He will be attempting to make contact with The Royal Masonic School For Girls in Rickmansworth in the second of 10 planned radio events. 

So get your scanner/radio tuned in to see if you can hear him!

Tim Peake's Next School Amateur Radio Contact Confirmed

Tim Peake's Next School Amateur Radio Contact Confirmed

Following on from Tim's recent Amateur Radio contact with Sandringham School in St.Albans it has been announced that the next such contact will be with The Royal Masonic School For Girls in Rickmansworth on 11th February 2016 at 18:11 hours GMT.

Furthermore another 8 schools will hopefully get the chance to speak to Tim on board the International Space Station. 

"After the original competition to find schools that could demonstrate a commitment to Space, STEM and outreach was launched by ARISS in the UK and the UK Space Agency, we announced that ten schools had been shortlisted but that not all of those school would have an opportunity to talk to Tim Peake on the ISS.  In fact Tim himself announced at the UK Space Conference in July 2015 that there would be at least three such contacts and that he was hopeful of more.

The ARISS UK team, working with the ARISS International community, are now pleased to announce that after a number of discussions, all ten schools selected for the UK shortlist have now been scheduled. The proposed scheduled is as follows:-

Feb 11 @1811GMT : Royal Masonic School for Girls, Rickmansworth
Feb 15 – Feb 21 : Oasis Academy Brightstowe, Bristol
Feb 22 – Feb 28 : Central Norwich Schools, Norwich
Feb 29 – Mar 06 : Powys Combined Schools, Powys, Wales
Apr 18 – Apr 24 : St Richards Catholic College, Bexhill on Sea
Apr 18 – Apr 24 : Wellesley House Schools, Broadstairs,  Kent
Apr 25 – May 01 : The Derby High School, Bury Lancashire
May 02 – May 08 : Ashfield Primary School, Otley, West Yorkshire
May 09 – May 15 : The Kings School, Ottery St Mary, Devon

These dates correspond to the predicted orbits of the International Space Station visible during the school day (typically 08:00 – 18:00hrs) and when it is orbiting over the UK.  A significant amount of planning remains to be carried out to turn these proposals into confirmed events – Tim’s on-orbit work schedule also has to be such that he is able to carry out the contact at the same time as the ISS is orbiting over the UK and the schools are available to make the call.  Not a simple task!

We will update this site with more information as it becomes available so make sure you keep checking here, on Twitter (@m0xtd) or on the UK Space Agency website.

In the meantime, make sure you join us for the next ARISS Contact at the Royal Masonic School for Girls on Feb 11th at 1811UTC.

73s
Ciaran – M0XTD ARISS Operations Lead in the UK"

  
Full Information: CLICK HERE

Tim Peake Heard On Board The International Space Station

Tim Peake Space Station LIVE Stream

Sandringham School will be streaming their contact with Tim Peake on board the International Space Station on Friday morning (8th Jan 2016) from 08:00 hours.

The live stream can be heard HERE

Alternatively those of you in the UK/Europe can tune to 145.800MHZ from approx. 08:47 and you may here the transmissions direct. 

Aurora Alert!

Aurora KP Index expected to reach KP8 within the next hour!

I have already heard Finland, Sweden, The Netherlands, and Iceland on the CB bands.