'Satellite Weekend' Webcast - GENSO

GENSO is a project to enable to automatic capture of telemetry from Amateur radio and educational satellites. Members of the GENSO team will be attending AMSAT-UK's 'Satellite Weekend'.

The AMSAT-UK 'Satellite Weekend' will be held at the University of Surrey, Guildford, England over 3 days from Friday 25th until Sunday July 27th and is open to all.

On the Sunday there will be several presentations on the GENSO project. The aim of this project is to automatically collect Digital Telemetry Data from Amateur Radio and Educational satellites. Currently the Amateur packet standard AX.25 is used by most satellites although one satellite under construction is planning to use D-STAR, a trend which is likely to continue.

GENSO - Team F - Hardware Definition and Device Drivers
http://www.genso.org/index.php?option=com_content
&task=view&id=26&Itemid=47

AMSAT-UK and European Space Agency (ESA) co-operation on GENSO
http://www.southgatearc.org/news/november2007/
amsat_esa_genso_cooperation.htm

GENSO website
http://www.genso.org/

There will be a Satellite Beginners Workshop on Friday afternoon to show newcomers how to get started in the fascinating world of Amateur Radio Space communications.

New for 2008, it has been arranged with the University for "walkin" day delegates for £10 per day. For this, you do not get any meals, only attendance at lectures/beginners sessions. It does not entitle you to any other of the functions. There is no need to book, just turn up on the day. It would help if you could let us know in advance if you intend using this facility, please email g3wgm@amsat.org

Thanks to the British Amateur Television Club (BATC) the formal presentations during the 3 days of the 'Satellite Weekend' will be streamed live on the web. This service will be available at http://www.batc.tv/

The BATC will also be providing a Live Chat web page enabling viewers to post messages.

Prof Sir Martin Sweeting, G3YJO will open the 3-day event on Friday

Prof Sir Martin Sweeting, G3YJO Chairman AMSAT-UK, will open the proceedings at 2 pm on Friday.

At 4 pm there will be a presentation on the UK MoonLITE mission by Dr Adam Baker of SSTL. This will be the first lunar mission by the United Kingdom.

He will be followed at 4:45 pm by
Dr Rob Gowen, Department of Space & Climate Physics (Mullard Space Science Laboratory, University College London and Coordinator of the UK Lunar Penetrator Consortium) who will speak on "Science Penetrators for the UK MoonLITE mission".

On Saturday at 9:05 am the Delfi-C3 team will be giving presentations on their exciting new satellite. Its SSB/CW 435/145 linear transponder will be activated in a few days time and is sure to prove popular with satellite enthusiasts world-wide.

Later that day at 11:30 am there will be two presentations from AMSAT-DL. These will be on the eagerly awaited P3E High Earth Orbiting satellite and the pioneering Mars Orbiter P5A. This will be the first private venture spacecraft to travel to the Red Planet providing Radio Amateurs with some true DX signals.

The GENSO presentations start Sunday at 9:05 am.

For further details see
http://www.uk.amsat.org/Colloquium/

Programme: http://www.uk.amsat.org/content/view/640/213/

Travel information: http://www.uk.amsat.org/content/view/23/52/

A site map showing location of the Management Building and the adjacent main car park and conference visitors parking can be seen at
http://www.uk.amsat.org/images/stories/uosmap6.jpg

AMSAT-UK Tel: +44 (0)1258 453959

Email: g3wgm@amsat.org

Join AMSAT-UK Online at: https://secure.amsat.org.uk/subscription/

Webcast:
http://www.batc.tv/