Embedded engineer [Alberto Nunez] has put together a compact LoRa satellite telemetry ground station that fits in your hand and can be built for around $40 USD. The station receives signals from ...

But this could change thanks to shrinking satellite sizes and costs. Lower-cost, space-based mobile phone ... With all these satellites, low-Earth orbit - an altitude of 2,000km (1,200 miles ...

Two British companies are to push forward with the development of an ultra-low-cost radar satellite. Surrey Satellite Technology Ltd and Oxford Space Systems hope the work will lead to a ...

Point the antenna at the passing satellite and you’re ready to listen, or if you’re a licensed amateur, talk. But the tedious bit is the pointing. Standing in a field or on top of a tall ...