The latest news from SOARC:
2025:
November:
Testing starts on the Oscar-100 (QO-100) ground station. Thanks to the team who have done well!
On Saturday 22nd November SOARC held a further public STEM outreach event evening during the Open Evening at Sherwood Observatory in Sutton-in-Ashfield, Nottinghamshire. We had running SSB voice, CW, and VarAC. Much public engagement and interest in these different modes. We were also showing some information about QO-100 operations.
New website launched (and if you can read this then it’s working!)
Works starts installing our Oscar-100 (QO-100) Satellite Ground Station! See Projects page!
Special Event Callsign (GB2SO) Permanent status approved by Ofcom
October:
Third Obs public open event attended by SOARC setting up an event station for public engagement
First general monthly (Obs) members meeting is held (to be held for Obs members on a monthly basis)
September:
Second Obs public open event attended by SOARC setting up an event station for public engagement
Inaugral SOARC core team meeting
August:
First Obs public open event attended by SOARC setting up an event station for public engagement
Special Event Callsign approved: GB2SO
New club callsign is allocated: M0OSW
SOARC is formed at Sherwood Observatory