Phil Crump
@philcrump.bsky.social
Satellite Comms Engineer by day, SDR and Ham Radio in the off time.
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Saturday's contact with 1st Radford Semele Scout Group in the UK will attempt to capture a live HamTV transmissions from the ISS.
Check the graphic for more info and visit the BATC forum or ARISS Discord for more HamTV discussion.
forum.batc.org.uk/viewforum.ph...
discord.gg/JrmXw58U8T
Check the graphic for more info and visit the BATC forum or ARISS Discord for more HamTV discussion.
forum.batc.org.uk/viewforum.ph...
discord.gg/JrmXw58U8T
October 14, 2025 at 7:17 PM
Saturday's contact with 1st Radford Semele Scout Group in the UK will attempt to capture a live HamTV transmissions from the ISS.
Check the graphic for more info and visit the BATC forum or ARISS Discord for more HamTV discussion.
forum.batc.org.uk/viewforum.ph...
discord.gg/JrmXw58U8T
Check the graphic for more info and visit the BATC forum or ARISS Discord for more HamTV discussion.
forum.batc.org.uk/viewforum.ph...
discord.gg/JrmXw58U8T
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💥Greater (partial) success for #amateurradio and #amsat satellite operators in dispute with AST Spacemobile over commercial use of the 430-440 MHz amateur radio band for TT&C! 💥 In its reference Attachment to the recent grant, dated August 29, 2025, the FCC imposes clear limits ⬇️
September 6, 2025 at 12:41 PM
💥Greater (partial) success for #amateurradio and #amsat satellite operators in dispute with AST Spacemobile over commercial use of the 430-440 MHz amateur radio band for TT&C! 💥 In its reference Attachment to the recent grant, dated August 29, 2025, the FCC imposes clear limits ⬇️
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ARISS is looking for hams worldwide who are interested in establishing HamTV ground stations.
An organizational meeting will be held this Thursday at 19:00 UTC (3 PM ET) to discuss.
Respond to the email address in the graphic (and image alt text) to request the meeting invite.
An organizational meeting will be held this Thursday at 19:00 UTC (3 PM ET) to discuss.
Respond to the email address in the graphic (and image alt text) to request the meeting invite.
August 26, 2025 at 6:19 PM
ARISS is looking for hams worldwide who are interested in establishing HamTV ground stations.
An organizational meeting will be held this Thursday at 19:00 UTC (3 PM ET) to discuss.
Respond to the email address in the graphic (and image alt text) to request the meeting invite.
An organizational meeting will be held this Thursday at 19:00 UTC (3 PM ET) to discuss.
Respond to the email address in the graphic (and image alt text) to request the meeting invite.
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No, UK Government is not scrapping its space programmes.
There’s been some confusion and bungled communications over the musical chairs in civil space policy and the UK Space Agency this week. It all matters less than the chronic lack of focus and leadership from UK Government for 15 years. 👇👇👇
There’s been some confusion and bungled communications over the musical chairs in civil space policy and the UK Space Agency this week. It all matters less than the chronic lack of focus and leadership from UK Government for 15 years. 👇👇👇
The UK Space Agency has been absorbed into the science department. The potential effects are still unclear
The agency has been the subject of some criticism and some aspects of the new arrangement could be positive.
theconversation.com
August 22, 2025 at 7:58 AM
No, UK Government is not scrapping its space programmes.
There’s been some confusion and bungled communications over the musical chairs in civil space policy and the UK Space Agency this week. It all matters less than the chronic lack of focus and leadership from UK Government for 15 years. 👇👇👇
There’s been some confusion and bungled communications over the musical chairs in civil space policy and the UK Space Agency this week. It all matters less than the chronic lack of focus and leadership from UK Government for 15 years. 👇👇👇
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Reminder of the HamTV outage THIS week.
HamTV testers, the transmissions will go off-line for the first part of the upcoming week. See the graphic for timing.
No timing for a full video test yet, you know we'll share as soon as we know.
No timing for a full video test yet, you know we'll share as soon as we know.
August 18, 2025 at 1:08 PM
Reminder of the HamTV outage THIS week.
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What's that CubeSat Satellite stuff anyhow? has been released on media.ccc.de and YouTube #why2025 #Thesquarehole #Brachium #why2025eng https://media.ccc.de/v/why2025-94-what-s-that-cubesat-satellite-stuff-anyhow https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BTR3y1KdkG0
August 10, 2025 at 6:49 PM
What's that CubeSat Satellite stuff anyhow? has been released on media.ccc.de and YouTube #why2025 #Thesquarehole #Brachium #why2025eng https://media.ccc.de/v/why2025-94-what-s-that-cubesat-satellite-stuff-anyhow https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BTR3y1KdkG0
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HamTV testers, the transmissions will go off-line for the first part of the upcoming week. See the graphic for timing.
No timing for a full video test yet, you know we'll share as soon as we know.
No timing for a full video test yet, you know we'll share as soon as we know.
August 10, 2025 at 4:55 PM
HamTV testers, the transmissions will go off-line for the first part of the upcoming week. See the graphic for timing.
No timing for a full video test yet, you know we'll share as soon as we know.
No timing for a full video test yet, you know we'll share as soon as we know.
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Let's start the week with some HamTV updates - we compiled the FAQ in the graphic with our experts.
If you'd like to get involved in the HamTV discussion, join the ARISS Discord. Link below.
If you'd like to get involved in the HamTV discussion, join the ARISS Discord. Link below.
August 4, 2025 at 6:09 PM
Let's start the week with some HamTV updates - we compiled the FAQ in the graphic with our experts.
If you'd like to get involved in the HamTV discussion, join the ARISS Discord. Link below.
If you'd like to get involved in the HamTV discussion, join the ARISS Discord. Link below.
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HamTV Acquisition of Signal (AOS) reports!
Thanks to several European hams for confirming the HamTV carrier transmissions earlier today.
Several North American passes upcoming, so we'll watch for those reports too.
Thanks to several European hams for confirming the HamTV carrier transmissions earlier today.
Several North American passes upcoming, so we'll watch for those reports too.
July 29, 2025 at 5:27 PM
HamTV Acquisition of Signal (AOS) reports!
Thanks to several European hams for confirming the HamTV carrier transmissions earlier today.
Several North American passes upcoming, so we'll watch for those reports too.
Thanks to several European hams for confirming the HamTV carrier transmissions earlier today.
Several North American passes upcoming, so we'll watch for those reports too.
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Scheduling update: Work on the station will occur later in the day Tuesday. Now planned from 14:05
to 16:05 UTC (10:05 AM to 12:05 PM ET).
to 16:05 UTC (10:05 AM to 12:05 PM ET).
July 28, 2025 at 4:45 PM
Scheduling update: Work on the station will occur later in the day Tuesday. Now planned from 14:05
to 16:05 UTC (10:05 AM to 12:05 PM ET).
to 16:05 UTC (10:05 AM to 12:05 PM ET).
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GNU Radio is looking for a contractor to either port the existing Qt based GNU Radio Companion application to the web (running proof of concept exists), or to develop a new frontend capable of creating flowgraphs, executing the resulting program, and displaying the UI in the web.
Could that be you?
Could that be you?
July 26, 2025 at 10:33 PM
GNU Radio is looking for a contractor to either port the existing Qt based GNU Radio Companion application to the web (running proof of concept exists), or to develop a new frontend capable of creating flowgraphs, executing the resulting program, and displaying the UI in the web.
Could that be you?
Could that be you?
Another new set of receivers at the Goonhilly WebSDR site - this time for the motus.org Wildlife tracking project.
A set of four (N,S,E,W) UHF yagis with RTL-SDRs on a Raspberry Pi will allow them to detect any tagged species migrating across the Lizard peninsula.
Project info: youtu.be/3PudxFM_i_g
A set of four (N,S,E,W) UHF yagis with RTL-SDRs on a Raspberry Pi will allow them to detect any tagged species migrating across the Lizard peninsula.
Project info: youtu.be/3PudxFM_i_g
July 26, 2025 at 9:03 AM
Another new set of receivers at the Goonhilly WebSDR site - this time for the motus.org Wildlife tracking project.
A set of four (N,S,E,W) UHF yagis with RTL-SDRs on a Raspberry Pi will allow them to detect any tagged species migrating across the Lizard peninsula.
Project info: youtu.be/3PudxFM_i_g
A set of four (N,S,E,W) UHF yagis with RTL-SDRs on a Raspberry Pi will allow them to detect any tagged species migrating across the Lizard peninsula.
Project info: youtu.be/3PudxFM_i_g
How does our #SolarOrbiter venture so close to the Sun without its cameras melting? 🫠
It’s all about smart engineering. Discover how Solar Orbiter faces the searing sunlight of the Sun here 👉 www.esa.int/Science_Expl... 🔭
It’s all about smart engineering. Discover how Solar Orbiter faces the searing sunlight of the Sun here 👉 www.esa.int/Science_Expl... 🔭
July 25, 2025 at 12:34 PM
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We are finally ready to announce that EMF 2026 will happen on July 16-19, 2026, at Eastnor Castle Deer Park, Herefordshire.
Expect more updates soon as we start spinning up the organisation again.
Expect more updates soon as we start spinning up the organisation again.
July 20, 2025 at 6:31 PM
We are finally ready to announce that EMF 2026 will happen on July 16-19, 2026, at Eastnor Castle Deer Park, Herefordshire.
Expect more updates soon as we start spinning up the organisation again.
Expect more updates soon as we start spinning up the organisation again.
It's always fun to use the large dishes for some less serious work, such as out-of-this-world birthday messages!
www.intuitivemachines.com/post/ringo-s...
www.intuitivemachines.com/post/ringo-s...
Ringo Starr sends birthday "Peace and Love" message to the Moon and Back with intuitive machines & goonhilly earth station ltd.
On July 7, 2025, Ringo Starr turned 85. This year, in collaboration with Intuitive Machines, his message of “peace and love” traveled to the Moon and back—transmitted through the same ground infrastru...
www.intuitivemachines.com
July 7, 2025 at 9:52 PM
It's always fun to use the large dishes for some less serious work, such as out-of-this-world birthday messages!
www.intuitivemachines.com/post/ringo-s...
www.intuitivemachines.com/post/ringo-s...
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For those interested in complex systems and their failures, the summary of the report on the Spanish blackout is out (in Spanish)¹.
If you are into InfoSec it is like reading an incident report: the classic descent into the abyss.
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¹ mcusercontent.com/2702b812ce1f...
If you are into InfoSec it is like reading an incident report: the classic descent into the abyss.
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¹ mcusercontent.com/2702b812ce1f...
June 19, 2025 at 4:22 PM
Watching the EI1ISS ARISS contact on live.ariss.org , and listening on M0XGH AMSAT station at Goonhilly - great copy in Cornwall!
June 4, 2025 at 12:21 PM
Watching the EI1ISS ARISS contact on live.ariss.org , and listening on M0XGH AMSAT station at Goonhilly - great copy in Cornwall!
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Fascinating visit to @goonhilly.org
Thanks for all the work you do to keep us in contact with our satellites, deep space missions, and each other.
#Cornwall
Thanks for all the work you do to keep us in contact with our satellites, deep space missions, and each other.
#Cornwall
May 31, 2025 at 8:02 AM
Fascinating visit to @goonhilly.org
Thanks for all the work you do to keep us in contact with our satellites, deep space missions, and each other.
#Cornwall
Thanks for all the work you do to keep us in contact with our satellites, deep space missions, and each other.
#Cornwall
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On the occasion of the @unesco.org International Day of Light, we created a 'light painting' using the Dwingeloo Telescope by mounting a light bulb at the focus for half an hour. #lightday2025 @idlofficial.bsky.social
May 16, 2025 at 6:55 AM
On the occasion of the @unesco.org International Day of Light, we created a 'light painting' using the Dwingeloo Telescope by mounting a light bulb at the focus for half an hour. #lightday2025 @idlofficial.bsky.social
The BATC & AMSAT-UK Goonhilly WebSDRs will shortly be offline for server hardware migration.
There may be intermittent service during the migration process.
I'll post an update here once completed.
There may be intermittent service during the migration process.
I'll post an update here once completed.
May 9, 2025 at 11:18 AM
The BATC & AMSAT-UK Goonhilly WebSDRs will shortly be offline for server hardware migration.
There may be intermittent service during the migration process.
I'll post an update here once completed.
There may be intermittent service during the migration process.
I'll post an update here once completed.
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Tune into the latest Space Boffins podcast to hear about the UK-led @esa.int space weather mission Vigil. 🛰️
Our Head of Space Weather, Mike Willis, talks about how Vigil will help us mitigate the damage space weather could cause to vital services. ☀️
👉 www.thenakedscientists.com/podcasts/ast...
Our Head of Space Weather, Mike Willis, talks about how Vigil will help us mitigate the damage space weather could cause to vital services. ☀️
👉 www.thenakedscientists.com/podcasts/ast...
April 9, 2025 at 1:00 PM
Tune into the latest Space Boffins podcast to hear about the UK-led @esa.int space weather mission Vigil. 🛰️
Our Head of Space Weather, Mike Willis, talks about how Vigil will help us mitigate the damage space weather could cause to vital services. ☀️
👉 www.thenakedscientists.com/podcasts/ast...
Our Head of Space Weather, Mike Willis, talks about how Vigil will help us mitigate the damage space weather could cause to vital services. ☀️
👉 www.thenakedscientists.com/podcasts/ast...
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To get past 1,700 STEM contacts with the ISS for students, it takes someone on the inside at NASA.
Our person on the inside for 20+ years has been Kenneth, N5VHO (and @RF2Space on X). We wish him nothing but the best in retirement when he departs later this year.
73 to N5VHO!
Our person on the inside for 20+ years has been Kenneth, N5VHO (and @RF2Space on X). We wish him nothing but the best in retirement when he departs later this year.
73 to N5VHO!
March 7, 2025 at 3:26 PM
To get past 1,700 STEM contacts with the ISS for students, it takes someone on the inside at NASA.
Our person on the inside for 20+ years has been Kenneth, N5VHO (and @RF2Space on X). We wish him nothing but the best in retirement when he departs later this year.
73 to N5VHO!
Our person on the inside for 20+ years has been Kenneth, N5VHO (and @RF2Space on X). We wish him nothing but the best in retirement when he departs later this year.
73 to N5VHO!
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We are already streaming #IM-2 Intuitive Machines #Athena lander live signal in preparation for descent and landing via the Bochum 20m observatory on our YouTube link ▶️ www.youtube.com/watch?v=SkRS...
March 6, 2025 at 1:19 PM
We are already streaming #IM-2 Intuitive Machines #Athena lander live signal in preparation for descent and landing via the Bochum 20m observatory on our YouTube link ▶️ www.youtube.com/watch?v=SkRS...
Sunset in Cornwall. Looking closely you can see that Goonhilly-6 is not quite pointed at the moon. Not yet.
March 1, 2025 at 6:32 PM
Sunset in Cornwall. Looking closely you can see that Goonhilly-6 is not quite pointed at the moon. Not yet.