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Videos of the presentations given at the 25th AMSAT-UK International Space Colloquium are now available on the web. They can be viewed and downloaded at http://www.batc.tv/ (http://www.batc.tv/) Click on the 'Film Archive' icon and then select a 2010 AMSAT video.The Colloquium schedule can be seen athttp://www.uk.amsat.org/content/view/713/284/1/2/ (content/view/713/284/1/2/) Getting started on Amateur Radio Satellites PDFhttp://www.uk.amsat.org/content/view/408/168/

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The 2010 Space Colloquium – the 25th held by AMSAT-UK, is taking place on July 31 and August 1 at the Holiday Inn in Guildford, England. As usual there will be many interesting presentations and demonstrations from the developers and users of the ever increasing number of amateur radio satellites. In addition there will be talks on nano propulsion systems, solar sails, cubesat sized linear transponders, the GENSO ground station network, GNU radios and numerous other topics.

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OSCAR News is the official journal AMSAT-UK and all 47 issues published from 2000-2009 are now available on CD. Containing more than 2000 pages of information about amateur satellites ranging from homebrew electronics projects to scientific papers, this archive offers an intriguing insight into the development of amateur radio satellites during a fast moving decade. The CD can be ordered fromhttp://www.tinyurl.com/on-archive-2000/ (http://www.tinyurl.com/on-archive-2000/)Join AMSAT-UK online athttps://secure.amsat.org.uk/subs_form/ (https://secure.amsat.org.uk/subs_form/)

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Hans van de Groenendaal ZS6AKV will be giving a presentation on South Africas first CubeSat at the AMSAT-UK Colloquium in Guildford, England, July 31 – Aug 1.

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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 July 31 – Aug 1.

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Make your hotel reservations soon, or miss out?If you are planning to attend the AMSAT-UK Colloquium you have until 9th July to book your hotel room and be certain of availability. After this date the hotel will not continue to reserve our rooms, and you may find that there isnt one available for you.SO PLEASE BOOK YOUR HOTEL ROOM BEFORE 9TH JULY.Details of prices and how to book are on the Colloquium Pages accessible via the menu on the left.

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The United Kingdom Space Conference was held from 24-28 March in Godalming Surrey. This premier event always attracts a stellar cast of speakers and this year was no exception. The launch of the UK Space Agency in same week added to the excitement. Many of the presentations are available for view from the Ustream server.

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The United Kingdom is to get a new space agency and an International Space Innovation Centre (ISIC).

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AMSAT-UK has released images on the FUNcube website of the Command, Control and Telemetry (CCT) board being developed for the FUNcube Amateur Radio satellite.

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The AMSAT-UK FUNcube CubeSat project is intended for launch into a Low Earth Orbit (LEO). In addition to the satellite, the project includes the development of simple receivers and display software for use in schools.

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