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UKHAS Conference Cambridge

Posted: 16 Aug 2016 08:01 AM PDT
https://amsat-uk.org/2016/08/16/ukha...nce-cambridge/

SSDV picture from a PIE balloon Image credit Dave Akerman M0RPI

There’s an impressive line-up of radio amateurs among those giving
presentations at the UK High Altitude Society (UKHAS) conference in
Cambridge on Saturday, September 10, 2016.

The conference takes place at the Institute of Astronomy, University of
Cambridge and attracts those interested in learning about building and
flying High Altitude Balloons or in tracking their 434 MHz signals.

Tickets can be purchased from the wiki page and cost just £10 each.

Provisional Schedule as at August 16:

09:30 Â*Â*Â* Assembly – Drinks & Biscuits

10:00 Â*Â* Â*Welcome & Introduction

10:10 Â*Â* Â*LoRa Dave Akerman M0RPI

10:40 Â*Â* Â*Evidence that Biology is Continually Arriving to Earth from
Space Prof Milton Wainwright (Univ. of Sheffield)

11:10 Â*Â* Â*Operation Outward Steve Randall G8KHW

11:40 Â*Â* Â*Break

12:00 Â*Â* Â*Chase & Recovery Dave Akerman M0RPI

12:30 Â*Â* Â*VORTEX Parachute Tests John Underwood

13:00 Â*Â* Â*Lunch

14:00 Â*Â* Â*CUSFs Martlet Rockets Adam Greig M0RND

14:30 Â*Â* Â*Introducing AirCores Dr Johannes Laube (UEA)

15:00 Â*Â* Â*Scheduled Talk Subject to Official Approval

15:30 Â*Â* Â*Break

15:45 Â*Â* Â*500 cu m Solar Balloon Project Sven Steudte DL7AD

16:15 Â*Â* Â*Superpressure Maths & Envelope Construction Richard Meadows
M0SBU (UBSEDS)

16:45 Â*Â* Â*End

UKHAS were offering the option to complete the amateur radio Foundation
Practical Assessments and Exam at the conference. This was rapidly fully
booked, perhaps a sign of the shortage of Foundation exams venues.

If you would like to speak or run a workshop, please do get in touch with
either Daniel Saul M6DSA or Steve Randall G8KHW. Contributions don’t need
to be directly linked to ballooning and they look forward to all
suggestions.

Conference registration information is at

https://ukhas.org.uk/general:ukhasconference2016

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Amateur Radio Space Communications at Raspberry Pi event

Posted: 16 Aug 2016 02:05 AM PDT
https://amsat-uk.org/2016/08/16/amat...erry-pi-event/

Seema talking to Tim Peake GB1SS

Pete Sipple M0PSX from Essex Ham will be giving a talk about the Tim Peake
GB1SS amateur radio school contacts at the Southend Raspberry Jam on
Saturday, August 20.

The talk about Tim Peakes amateur radio educational outreach activity
starts at 10:30. Other activities during the day include a talk on Tim
Peake and the AstroPi at 11:30 and a Build a Radio Workshop at 12:00.

Southend Tech and Enterprise4Good are holding Southend Raspberry Jam #10 at
the Hive Enterprise Centre in Southend, SS2 6EX. The event runs from 10am
until 5pm and is free but advance booking is required, see

https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/south...ts-26560533270

What is Amateur Radio? http://www.essexham.co.uk/what-is-amateur-radio

Find a short Amateur Radio training course near you at
https://thersgb.org/services/coursefinder/