Getting started on Amateur Radio Satellites

The RadCom article 'Getting Started on Amateur Radio Satellites' by John Heath G7HIA can be downloaded from the AMSAT-UK website. It is an excellent introduction to the exciting world of Amateur Satellite Communications.

The increased interested in satellites generated by the Slow Scan TV (SSTV) transmissions from the International Space Station has resulted in many newcomers wanting to find out more about Amateur Radio satellites. This article is a good place to start.

It originally appeared in the March 2007 issue of the Radio Society of Great Britain magazine RadCom and the RSGB and author have generously agreed to allow AMSAT-UK to put the PDF of the article on the web.

It can be downloaded from http://www.uk.amsat.org/content/view/408/168/ 

AMSAT-UK publishes a quarterly newsletter full of the latest information on Amateur Satellites.

You can join AMSAT-UK online at: https://secure.amsat.org.uk/subscription/ 

AMSAT-UK website
http://www.uk.amsat.org/