This may be of interest for those interested in learning more about Amateur Satellites:
Videos of the presentations given at the 25th AMSAT-UK International Space Colloquium, held July 31-August 1, are now available on the web. They can be viewed and downloaded at http://www.batc.tv/ Click on the 'Film Archive' icon and then select a 2010 AMSAT video. The presentation given by RSGB Microwave Manager Murray Niman G6JYB called "2010 AMSAT What's New" provides a good overview of the process involved in getting new Amateur and Amateur Satellite service allocations. Currently there are no global Primary Amateur bands between 146MHz and 24GHz. The full Colloquium schedule can be seen at http://www.uk.amsat.org/content/view/713/284/1/2/ AMSAT-UK publishes a colour A4 newsletter, OSCAR News, full of Amateur Satellite information. Join online https://secure.amsat.org.uk/subs_form/ Getting started on Amateur Radio Satellites PDF http://www.uk.amsat.org/content/view/408/168/ ---- 73 Trevor M5AKA
