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SOUTHERN AFRICAN AMATEUR RADIO SATELLITE ASSOCIATION (SA AMSAT)
Registered as a
non-profit organisation by the South African Department of Social
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SA AMSAT
SA AMSAT PAYLOAD ON SUMBANDILASAT
6 July 2008 ZS5FR's Satellite Report on
Amateur Radio Mirror
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SumbandilaSat launch new date! The launch of SumbandilaSat carrying an Amateur payload is now scheduled for December/January time frame. The South African Government recently met with the Russian in Moscow. A Russian delegation will be visiting South Africa in the next few week to finalise the launch SumbandilaSat will be launched from the Baikonur Cosmodrome. BACAR 2008 set for early August BACAR 2008 was planned for take off on 24 May 2008 from the Gauteng area. The launch is now likely to take place in early August. The next meeting of the team will be on Saturday 12 July 2008 2008 at 11 am at the NARC.
To join the team and get regular updates send a email to saamsat@intekom.co.za
BACAR FUND
MORE ABOUT BACAR Read the BACAR story in the February Edition of EngineerIT online at www.eepublishers.co.za. JOIN SA AMSAT NOW
Members also receive a membership certificate upon joining. If you are already a member and have not received a certificate please send your details to saamsat@intekom.co.za and a certificate will be mailed to you. To join, get all the details here SA AMSAT MAILS UP TWO EMAIL NEWSLETTERS A MONTH RIGHT INTO YOUR MAILBOX. SEND AN EMAIL FOR A SAMPLE
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BACAR launch delayed Join the BACAR Team at the next meeting at the SARL National Amateur Radio Centre at 11 am on Saturday 28 June 2008 (tentative date - to be confirmed). Launch is likely in the July/August time frame Click here for an update on
BACAR NEW APPROACH TO POWER SUPPLY TECHNOLOGY FOR SPACE CRAFT SUITSAT AND EAGLE MAY BE THE FIRST
Lew McFadin (W5DID),
working with Steve Bible (N7HPR) and Steve's colleagues (especially
Keith Curtis) at Microchip (the PIC people) has been working on a next
generation power conditioning system. The basic idea is to have a power
charge/discharge conditioner for each cell of the spacecraft's battery
pack. This will allow the use of several different battery technologies
(NiCd, NiMH, LiIon, etc) and also some of the new "super capacitors".
SATELLITES FOR BEGINNERS WITH DAVE LONG ZS5FR Download the PowerPoint Presentation here in PDF Download article in word here Download audio presentation here
FULL STORY ON SUMBANDILASAT AND THE AMATEUR PAYLOAD CLICK HERE |
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