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A bumper 44-page CQTV 291 has just been sent out to cyber members. As always a cracking read. Those subscribed to the paper copy of the magazine should expect it a week or two after Easter.

A bumper 44-page CQTV 291 has just been sent out to cyber members. As always a cracking read. Those subscribed to the paper copy of the magazine should expect it a week or two after Easter.

The deadline for copy for the next edition of cq-tv is 14 March. Please email editor@batc.tv or any committee member. You don’t need to submit perfect copy - we can easily tidy it up or help you with that.

Bit of an early tease for CQTV 290 which will be dropping through email boxes in the next few days. As always a cracking read for both beginners and veteran ATVers. Members taking the printed copies should expect them posted out in the new year.

Here's the latest status for the amateur radios on the @Space_Station. The RS-38S SSTV event continues until Saturday.

Outage Upcoming. ARISS VHF/UHF radios will be off in support of the Soyuz docking planned for Thursday. Check image for specific dates and times.

The ARISS ops teams have shared an update on the status of the radio equipment in the Service Module (Russian Segment) of the ISS. The Columbus module based radios (Cross-band voice repeater and HamTV) continue to function nominally.

After 3 days of troubleshooting the ARISS ops team has determined SSTV Series 30 can not continue. Please follow ARISS social for updates on repair and future SSTV events.

Here's an update from ARISS regarding SSTV Series 30.

SSTV update: We continue to follow your social media posts reporting no SSTV transmissions. The US and Russia ops teams are working to get a message to the the on-orbit crew for updates. As of this update (23:20 ET / 4:20 UTC) we are in crew sleep period which will limit contacts.

.@Ofcom has agreed to the RSGB request to extend the 146-147MHz NoV for a further year. It is available on a non-interference basis and the NoV is subject to a 30-day notice period of change or withdrawal. Full licence holders can apply for the 146 – 147MHz NoV on the RSGB website. rsgb.org/nov #amateurradio #hamr

Get ready for ARISS SSTV Series 30 starting Wednesday! Celebrate the ISS at 25, ARISS at 25, and the amazing work that Scouting does! Thanks to the ops team for passing along all the timings for this event from the crew schedule.

If you missed CAT25 live, the individual talks have been uploaded to our YouTube channel. An excellent source of information for both beginners and seasoned ATVers. @BATCOnline/videos" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener">youtube.com/@BATCOnline/vi…

A new Satsagen release with improved LibreSDR/ZynqSDR support and some other fixes is available on #content" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener">albfer.com/en/satsagen-do…

Here's the latest on the UK contact that includes a HamTV test this Saturday. The HamTV unit is scheduled to send "tone and bars" during the 08:15 UTC pass. Live video from the ISS will be attempted during the 09:51 UTC pass. Watch ARISS social for updates!

The ARISS radios are going off this week in support of spaceflight activities on the ISS. Outages are coming up from Wednesday to Friday. Approximate times are listed in the graphic below.

Please come and see us on the @BATCOnline stand at the @theRSGB Convention

Setting the course for the next #futureGEO geostationary #AMSAT amateur radio satellite amsat-dl.org/en/review-futu…

A special ARISS-Russia amateur radio Slow Scan TV #SSTV event from the International Space Station #ISS is taking place from Friday, October 3, 2025, at 11:40 UTC and ending on Thursday, October 9, 2025, at 07:30 UTC amsat-uk.org/2025/10/03/iss… #amsat #hamradio #hamr

The AMSAT-UK Colloquim 2025 Will be streamed live on YouTube thanks to BATC from 9:15 BST (08:15 UTC) Saturday Oct 11 youtube.com/live/yk6zI9Pbr… Sunday Oct 12 youtube.com/live/RC1p6iS-z… Presentations will later be uploaded to the #AMSAT-UK YouTube channel #hamradio #hamr