AMSAT-UK International Space Colloquium

AMSAT-UK will be holding their 20th International Space Colloquium at the University of Surrey, Guildford, England on July 29th - 31st.

AMSAT-UK is privileged to have Professor John Zarnecki Principal Investigator for the Surface Science Package on Huygens giving the keynote presentation.

Professor Zarnecki's presentation on Friday 29th July will describe the journey of the Huygens probe as well as its final dramatic plunge to the surface of Titan.

The detailed programme is now published on the web site at

http://www.uk.amsat.org/Colloquium/programme/default.

There will be guided tours of the Surrey Space Centre at the University with the satellite mission control centre and the satellite assembly facility. These tours are always popular and they provide a unique opportunity to see satellites in various stages of construction.

On Saturday in addition to the main lecture programme there will be special "Beginners Sessions" to show newcomers how to use the many Amateur Satellites that are available.

The microwave testing facilities are key feature of every Colloquium and AMSAT-UK is grateful to the dedicated volunteers who provide this service. As in previous years there will be facilities to check frequency and noise figure of equipment and of course there will be the ever popular 2.4 GHz Antenna Testing Range. A new service this year will be measurements of loss in coaxial cables and patch leads. Those wishing to use this facility should ensure their coax is terminated in N connectors. If anything else is used then they may have to accept some adaptor loss inaccuracies.

A new innovation this year will be a Poster Exhibition by SSTL/UoS Space  Centre students in the SSTL conference room. About a dozen post graduate students will be present with posters and some exhibits, and you will have a chance to  find out what's new and upcoming at SSTL. This Exhibition will take place on Friday afternoon approximately 5pm to 6pm.

The RSGB GB4FUN van will be present to allow visitors to work the satellites.

The event is open to all Amateurs and SWL's. Either day passes or full packages covering overnight accomodation and meals at the University are available. For further details contact Sophie Haigh
Tel: +44 (0)1483 689888
Email: s.haigh@sstl.co.uk
Web: http://www.uk.amsat.org/Colloquium/

A poster can be downloaded from
http://www.uk.amsat.org/Colloquium/poster_1.pdf

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Trevor M5AKA
AMSAT-UK: http://www.uk.amsat.org/
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