SumbandilaSat first day cover winners

Congratulations to the following who were selected from the received recordings of SO67 QSO's.

Your first day cover will be mailed on 9 December.

Keith Austermiller KB9STR
Jozsef Bukuca
Mario IT9BTX

SA AMSAT SPACE SYMPOSIUM 2012
Saturday 12 May 2011

University of KwaZulu-Natal

THEME: Celebrating 50 years of amateur satellites

This is the first call for papers. Authors are invited to submit a brief synopsis of their proposed paper. The deadline is 31 January 2012. Send  a synopsis as a word file attachment to saamsat@intekom.co.za

CPUT satellite HF beacon - a new tool for radio amateurs

The two satellites being built by students of the Cape Peninsula University of Technology (CPUT) include a beacon operating in the 20 m amateur band. The first of the two is a single CubeSat 10 x 10 x 10 cm with a mass of one kilogramme.

While the single CubeSat will be dedicated to the Hermanus Magnetic Observatory science payload supporting the HMO operations in Antarctica, it will provide interesting antenna characterisation opportunities for radio amateurs.

The beacon operating on 14 099 kHz will be used for optimising the SuperDarn HF radar system operated by the National Space Agency Space Science (previously the Hermanus Magnetic observatory).

Read more here

S)67 SAFE BUT PROBLEMATIC

The Ground Control Station Engineers at SunSpace in Stellenbosch are still working to restore SO67.

SumbandilaSat developed a problem with the Power Distribution Unit, similar to what happened some time back. The other sub-systems are in a healthy state and SO67 is in no  immediate danger .

WIN THIS SUMBANDILASAT FIRST DAY COVER

Winners will be announced on Friday 2 September

SA AMSAT ELECTS OFFICE BEARERS

President
Dave Long ZS5FR

Vice President                     
Eddie Leighton ZS6BNE

Secretary/Treasurer            
Hans van de Groenendaal ZS6AKV

Technology Manager         
John Willescroft

SAARDT Representative  
Craig Gibson ZS6CG

Committee members         
Riaan Greeff ZS4PR
Eddie Leighton ZS6BNE
Dave Smith ZS5LPT
Allan Saul ZS1LS

Regional Organisers
ZS6                    
Eddie Leighton ZS6BNE

ZS4
Riaan Greeff ZS4PR
ZS5 
Dave Smith ZS5PLT
ZS1, ZS2                              
Allan Saul ZS1LS

SA RADIO AMATEURS TO TAKE TECHNOLOGY INTO SPACE

South African Radio Amateurs are set to join other amateur and university groups in the world to build and launch their own CubeSat. This was announced in a presentation at the recently held SA AMSAT Space Symposium in Durban. Read  full story here

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SATELLITES FOR BEGINNERS WITH

DAVE LONG ZS5FR

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