Indian Students Develop New Satellites

Indian students are developing new satellites with technology pulled from across the county.

Students at the Nitte Meenakshi Institute of Technology (NMIT) Bangalore, the Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Madras and the IIT Bombay are developing new satellites - STUDSAT-2, IITMSAT and Pratham.

Read the full story - http://www.newindianexpress.com/education/edex/It’s-Indeed-Rocket-Science/2014/12/08/article2556927.ece

Ofcom 420-470 MHz Consultation

Ofcom has published a call for inputs as part of its strategic review of the 420-470 MHz spectrum band (UHF bands 1 and 2).

This will help Ofcom to understand whether its current approach to managing the band is able to meet the needs of current and future users.

Uses for the band are diverse and complex and its configuration is not fully aligned with the European configuration plan.

Users include business radio, the emergency services and utilities, among others. With potential new users also wanting to make use of these frequencies, demand is increasing.

This document invites comments from stakeholders on Aegis’s findings, as well as other input which stakeholders consider relevant to our analysis of the 420 - 470 MHz band, including our proposed work program for the next phase of our strategic review.

This call for inputs closes on 19 February 2015. You can respond - http://stakeholders.ofcom.org.uk/consultations/420-470-mhz/

Strategic Review of UHF Spectrum at 420-470 MHz - http://stakeholders.ofcom.org.uk/binaries/consultations/420-470-mhz/summary/420-470-mhz.pdf

A separate report from Aegis, examining future demand scenarios for this band over the next ten years - http://stakeholders.ofcom.org.uk/binaries/consultations/420-470-mhz/annexes/aegis-report.pdf

A history of the Darwin transmitter

Veteran Melbourne DXer and historian, Bob Padula, has compiled a history of Radio Australia's former Darwin transmitting and receiving sites in a new electronic (PDF) publication.

In it, he timelines the developments of the station, highlighting the relationship between the site and the city of Darwin’s own recent history. Some very interesting photographs have been sourced as well.

Mount Evelyn DX Report - http://medxr.blogspot.com.au/2014/11/radio-australia-darwin-transmitter-many.html