Back to Crystal Radio fun.

A crystal radio is a very simple radio that was popular in the early history of radios. It is a great project for Kids .In this clip my son Mazin shows a crystal radio set and how its works.

Week-end project for my son.

Keeping my son busy with a simple week-end project.

Italian Microsat to Deploy Six Amateur Radio Satellites

The Italian microsat UniSat-5 will itself deploy a number of additional amateur radio satellites. These will include:

1-PUCP-SAT-1. PUCP-SAT-1 will subsequently release a further satellite Pocket-PUCP.
2-Eagle-1.
3-Eagle-2.
4-QB-Scout.
5-estar-2.



Also onboard this Yasny DNEPR launch are these amateur radio satellites:

Delfi-n3Xt.
Triton-1.
Triton-2.
GOMX-1.
FUNcube-1.
UWE-3.
CubeBug-1.
BRITE-PL-1.
BRITE-PL-2.


UniSat-5 is planned to launch on a DNEPR from Yasny in the 4th quarter of 2012 into a 700 km orbit.

Read more @ AMSAT.UK

Horyu-2 CW beacon

UTC 22:33 22:45
Orbit # 75

Horyu-2 CW beacon

22:40 22:52 UTC
ORBIT # 31

jg6ybw horyu d1babbbd77defe3
jg6ybw horyu d1babbbd77defe3
jg6ybw horyu d15abbbd79defe3
jg6ybw horyu d1babbbd79defe3
jg6ybw horyu d1babbbd79defe3
jg6ybw horyu d1babbbc79dcfe3
jg6ybw horyu d1babbbc79dcfe3
jg6ybw horyu d1babbbc79dcfe3
jg6ybw horyu 000000000000000
jg6ybw horyu 00000000000000w

Horyu-2 CW beacon

12:11 12:22 UTC
Orbit #24
Following Object B (very accurate)

JG6YBW HORYU D1BBBDB989E0FE3
JG6YBW HORYU D1BBBDB989E0FE3
JG6YBW HORYU D1BBBDB989E0FE3
JG6YBW HORYU D1BBBDB9**FE3 *
JG6YBW HORYU D1BBBDBA89E0FE3
JG6YBW HORYU D1BBBDBA89E0FE3
JG6YBW HORYU D1BBBDBA88E1FE3
JG6YBW HORYU D1BBBDBA88E1FE3
JG6YBW HORYU D16BBDBB*E3I*

HORYU-2 CW TLM

HORYU-2 CW TLM
23:45 23:58 UTC
ORBIT # 19
lOC KK65GP

HORYU-2 RX video clip.

HORYU-2 RX video clip.

HORYU-II heard over Africa

2:25 local time at kk65gp I received HORYU-II
signal was very strong Beacon in CW
manual tracking and manual Doppler correction
Congratulation to HORYU-2 team
Here is some CW I've got
HORYU 1BABCBEZ9D5FE3 BE79D5FE3 BDTTEA

HORYU-2 Congratulations for the successful launch.

HORYU-2 launch was successful. Many stations reported a reception of CW beacon on 437.375 MHz .

HORYU-2 was built by students at the Kyushu Institute of Technology (KIT) HORYU-2 is 350 * 310 * 315 mm and mass is 7.1 kg. It will be launched into a Sun-Synchronous 680 km orbit with an inclination of 98.2°





Kyusyu Institute of Technology Ground Station.

More @ KIT site

Stirling engine by my son