We can only hope that the "RCF funding problem" recorded in the just published RSGB Board Minutes do not negatively impact upon this endeavour!
-- David KG4ZLB www.kg4zlb.com Trevor . wrote: > AMSAT-UK's FUNcube satellite project features on the front cover of the > August 12-18 edition of Electronics Weekly magazine > > The printed edition of the magazine will be dropping through letterboxes > during Wednesday morning and you can read the digital version of Electronics > Weekly magazine online or download the pages in PDF format at > > http://cde.cerosmedia.com/1D4a803d8814a11352.cde > > The full FUNcube article titled 'Bringing FUN back to the classroom' by Steve > Bush is on page 8 and contains an interview with Graham Shirville G3VZV. > > FUNcube is an educational single cubesat project with the goal of enthusing > and educating young people about radio, space, physics and electronics. It > has received major initial funding from the Radio Communications Foundation > (RCF). > > It will support the educational Science, Technology, Engineering, Maths > (STEM) initiatives and provide an additional resource for the GB4FUN Mobile > Communications Centre. > > The target audience consists of primary and secondary school pupils and > FUNcube will feature a 145 MHz telemetry beacon that will provide a strong > signal for the pupils to receive. > > It is planned to develop a simple receiver board that can be connected to the > USB port of a laptop to display telemetry in an interesting way. > > The satellite will contain a materials science experiment, from which the > school students can receive telemetry data which they can compare to the > results they obtained from similar reference experiments in the classroom. > > FUNcube will carry a UHF to VHF linear transponder that will have up to 1 > watt and which can be used by Radio Amateurs worldwide for SSB and CW > communications. Measuring just 10 * 10 * 10 cm, and with a mass of less than > 1kg, it will be the smallest ever satellite to carry a linear transponder and > the choice of frequencies will enable Radio Amateurs to use their existing > VO-52 or DO-64 station. > > A key feature of the satellite is the absence of an On-Board Computer. For > reliability and maximum power efficiency, the design has been kept as > straight-forward as possible with satellite control being achieved using > simple commands. > > FUNcube contact: Graham Shirville G3VZV Tel: +44 (0)7713 665725 > > Electronics Weekly Magazine > http://www.electronicsweekly.com/ > > Radio Communications Foundation > http://www.commsfoundation.org/ > > GB4FUN > http://www.gb4fun.org.uk/ > > AMSAT-UK > http://www.uk.amsat.org/ > > FUNcube a UK Linear Transponder Satellite > http://www.southgatearc.org/news/july2009/funcube.htm > > AMSAT-UK Space Colloquium videos > http://www.southgatearc.org/news/august2009/amsat_colloquium_videos.htm > > AMSAT-UK publish a colour A4 newsletter, OSCAR News, full of satellite > information. > You can join online at https://secure.amsat.org.uk/subs_form/ > ---- > 73 Trevor M5AKA > > > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > Sent via [email protected]. Opinions expressed are those of the author. > Not an AMSAT-NA member? Join now to support the amateur satellite program! > Subscription settings: http://amsat.org/mailman/listinfo/amsat-bb > > _______________________________________________ Sent via [email protected]. Opinions expressed are those of the author. Not an AMSAT-NA member? Join now to support the amateur satellite program! Subscription settings: http://amsat.org/mailman/listinfo/amsat-bb
