[amsat-bb] IARU Satellite Forum + SkyCube & 915 MHz CubeSat Ground Station Network

The IARU International Amateur Radio Satellite Forum will this year be held in conjunction with the AMSAT-UK Colloquium which takes place in Guildford, England on the weekend of September 15-16.

See http://www.uk.amsat.org/?p=9862 -- The Huffington Post reports on the imaging CubeSat SkyCube that will be utilizing a network of 915 MHz ground stations operated by the US Navy, the Boeing Corporation, and the University of Utah for CubeSat projects.

Images taken by SkyCube will be transmitted by a 57.6 kbps modem that was developed for CubeSats using the 915 MHz band.

See http://www.uk.amsat.org/?p=9872 -- 73 Trevor M5AKA