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Av-Comm Observer: April 2025ย 


Happy Easter from Av-Comm Space & Defence


Throughout this newsletter there are hidden Easter Eggs, can you count them all?
Submit your answer below, and if you guess correctly, a prize will be sent your way!ย 


Product Spotlight

PBI DCH-3200P Professional VAST Satellite Decoder

PBI DCH-3200P Professional VAST Satellite Decoder

The PBI DCH-3200P Professional VAST Satellite Decoder is a professional rack mounted satellite receiver designed to receive and decode the Australian Viewer Access Satellite Television (VAST) platform broadcast from the Optus 10 satellite located at 156E. ย 


9.2m Ka Band Satellite Ground Station Relocation Wrap Up


Last year Av-Commโ€™s Field Team began the relocationย of a 9.2m Ka Band CPI Vertex Earth Station Antenna from Telstraโ€™s Gnangara earth station inย Perth to the SES-managed Sintra Teleport Facility in Portugal. The team decommissioned, packed, and shipped the antenna, and will handle its installation, RF system upgrades, and maintenance upon arrival.

The 9.2m Ka Band has now been re-installed and commissioned in Sintra, Portugal. The photogrammetry alignment test was successfully conducted utilising our Av-Comm photogrammetry kit, itโ€™s exciting to see the CPI Vertex Antenna is now fully operational, once again.


Space Symposium: gaining insight into the US Space Industry

From April 7th-10th, Av-Comm Space & Defence had the privilege of attending the Space Foundationโ€™s 40th Space Symposium, held in Colorado Springs. Director of Business Relations, Evan Kirk, and Ground Segment Advisor and Marketing Manager, Hannah Baldwin, sat down to discuss the event and reflect on the impact that this period of global political instability is having on the space industry.ย 

Av-Comm’s 2025 Tradeshow Attendances

28th April – 2 May:ย PITA 29 AGM
27th – 28th May:ย AusSpace 25
27th – 29th May:ย AsiaTech x Communicasia, Singapore
9th – 12th September:ย DSEI UK,ย London
29th September – 3rd October: IAC 2025, Sydney
4th – 6th November:ย Indo-Pacific 2025, Sydney
18th – 20th November:ย MilCIS, Canberra