The text report-back is [here].
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| A great turnout for the meeting, representing all ages in our growing club |
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| Rob ZS1SA opens the meeting and gives feedback on the committee meeting |
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| Deon ZR1DE commences his oresentation and mentions the AMSAT SA Space Symposium |
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| Polar and Equatorial orbits |
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| Ground tracks help predict when and where the satellite is visible |
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| The deployment pod that launches sets of CubeSats |
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| The primary satellite that carries the launching pod/s |
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| SDR Dongles have revolutionised inexpensive monitoring, of HF through to UHF frequencies |
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| Satellite data summarised in a graph |
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| Data analysed by Fast Fourier Transform |
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| Data from a single orbit. This graph shows current generated by the satellite's photovoltaic cells |
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| Cumulative data summarised from 4 years' worth of orbital data |
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| Non-sun synchronous orbits affect the data collected |
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| Deon responded to numerous questions from the audience |
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| Ian ZS1SX examines a CubeSat frame at first hand. Note the deployable antennas poking out the sides |
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| After the meeting, Chris ZS1CDG shows off the foxhunting fox he's constructing |
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| Ever helpful, Peter ZS1PGC (centre) tests a VHF/UHF antenna for Paul ZS1S (right) with his antenna analyser. Raising the yagi off the ground later delivered better readings. |