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02/23/2016 | Satellite DXCC Nearly 20 Years in the Making
It took nearly 20 years, but AMSAT Vice President of Operations Drew Glasbrenner, KO4MA, finally qualified for Satellite DXCC.
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12/15/2015 | AO-85 Slow Scan TV Image Likely a Prank, Not a Test
A Slow Scan TV (SSTV) image that a Brazilian radio amateur reported receiving on December 13 from Fox-1A (AO-85) was most likely a prank, not any sort of official test of the satellite’s SSTV capabilities. AMSAT Vice President for Engineering Jerry Bux...
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12/07/2015 | AMSAT Expands Ground Terminal Development to Texas
AMSAT has expanded the development of ground terminals for the Phase 4B and other digital/microwave satellites it’s working on in partnership with Virginia Tech.
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10/26/2015 | SAREX Reflector to Close on November 1
The SAREX (Space Amateur Radio EXperiment) reflector will close on November 1.
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10/23/2015 | Fox-1A (AO-85) Transponder Again Open for Use
AMSAT Vice President for Engineering Jerry Buxton, N0JY, has announced that the Fox-1A (AO-85) transponder reopened at 2225 UTC on October 23 following several days of testing and commissioning activity. A new version of the FoxTelem telemetry softwar...
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10/22/2015 | AO-85 Enthusiasm Prevails at AMSAT 2015 Space Symposium and Annual Meeting
Excitement and enthusiasm over the recently launched Fox-1A CubeSat, now known as AO-85, permeated the just-concluded AMSAT 2015 Space Symposium and Annual Meeting.
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10/08/2015 | AMSAT Fox-1A CubeSat Launches from California
Right on schedule at 1249 UTC on October 8, the Atlas rocket carrying the AMSAT Fox-1A Amateur Radio CubeSat and 13 others lifted off from Vandenberg Air Force Base in California.
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10/06/2015 | AMSAT’s Jerry Buxton, N0JY, to Serve on NASA TV Panel Prior to Fox-1A Launch
AMSAT Vice President for Engineering Jerry Buxton, N0JY, will be part of a NASA TV prelaunch panel on October 7 at 1800 UTC, prior to the Fox-1A launch.
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