Search for SP-VONT radiosonde
Last Sunday took to stratospheric heights. An SP-VONT stratospheric radiosonde took off from Malé Bielice Airport near Partizánske. Its launch was organised by the Slovak Organization for Space Activities and the agency placed a number of experiments on board. The whole flight was organised in cooperation with the Valašské Meziříčí Observatory and VZLU Prague. Our radio club ensured the collection at the landing site and handing over to the owner.
Read morePresentation at TATRY 2019, radio amateurs’ meeting
This year, the Slovak Amateur Radio Association once again organised the largest meeting of radio amateurs in Slovakia, which is traditionally held in Poprad. Not only radio amateurs from Slovakia but also from Poland, The Czech Republic, Hungary, Slovenia and Croatia take part in it.
Read moreMarconi Memorial Contest 144 MHz 2019
The Marconi memorial contest is held annually in honour of the pioneer in wireless telegraphy, G. M. Marconi. The race takes place on the 144 MHz band, exclusively by CW operation (telegraphy).
Read moreWorkshop: How to communicate via satellite QO-100
On 15 October 2019, an Open Day was held at our faculty. On this occasion, we introduced the activities of our radio club OM3KSI to all visitors and potential students and showed them practical examples of satellite tracking.
Read moreIARU VHF Contest 2019 from KN08OS
We started preparing for the IARU VHR Contest several weeks in advance. We really wanted to make more than 20 connections in the contest. :) The result of 92 connections and 28 thousand points is our best result we have achieved in our short modern history. However, we still feel we can do better. We are constantly looking for a competitive spot and improving our antennas.
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