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UAE satellite will have Amateur Radio transponder

Posted: 28 Jun 2016 04:31 AM PDT
https://amsat-uk.org/2016/06/28/uae-...o-transponder/

Nayif-1 was developed by UAE students Image credit The Mohammed bin Rashid
Space Centre

The United Arab Emirates newspaper The National reports on the Nayif-1
spacecraft developed by Emirati students from the American University of
Sharjah in partnership with The Mohammed bin Rashid Space Centre.

Nayif-1 carries a 435/145 MHz transponder (FUNcube-5) for amateur radio
SSB/CW communications. It is expected to launch along with other amateur
radio satellites such as Fox-1C and Fox-1D on a SpaceX rocket between
September and November 2016.
Nayif-1 CubeSat Credit Wouter Weggelaar PA3WEG

The National says:

Yousuf Al Shaibani, director general of The Mohammed bin Rashid Space
Centre, said the satellite’s development was a testament to its commitment
to develop Emirati talent.

“There is no doubt that the field of satellite design and manufacturing is
a new industry to UAE universities and students, Mr Al Shaibani said.

“The Emirati students possess the skills and capabilities to design and
build a CubeSat as a result of a knowledge-transfer strategy and
cooperation between academic and professional institutions that are
launching real space projects, enabling students to see the product of
their work as a reality in space.

The satellite is about 10 cubic centimetres and weighs about 1 kilogram.
One of its most notable features is that it is programmed to transfer
messages in Arabic.

“This is a great achievement and a source of pride for all of us, said Dr
Bjorn Kjerfve, chancellor of American University of Sharjah.
Watch the insertion of Nayif-1 into the QuadPack deployer



Read the National story at

http://www.thenational.ae/uae/scienc...-for-launching

Nayif-1 CubeSat https://amsat-uk.org/satellites/communications/nayif-1/

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Radio amateurs help students reach for the sky

Posted: 27 Jun 2016 11:46 PM PDT
https://amsat-uk.org/2016/06/28/radi...help-students/

View from Balloon Image Credit Caen School

The Appledore Amateur Radio Club helped students at Caen School in
Braunton, Devon with their balloon, callsign CAEN_CP1, which transmitted
pictures using Slow Scan Digital Video (SSDV) on 434.250 MHz.

The balloon was launched on Wednesday, June 22, 2016 at the school sports
day by members of the Pi, Code and Chips after school club. It reached an
altitude of 32,540 metres before the payload descended back to Earth by
parachute.

The North Devon Gazette say the club – for STEM (science, technology,
engineering and maths) subjects – has been working on the balloon project
for weeks under the guidance of trainee teacher Bill Harvey. The payload
for the flight included a Raspberry Pi mini computer, plus cameras and
sensors.

The North Devon Journal reports:

Bill Harvey, an ex-services trainee teacher, is passionate about getting
pupils enthused with science and this project was one of many that he hopes
to use to inspire children.

We enlisted the help of the Appledore Amateur Radio Club for ground to air
communications as well as the Commando Logistics Regiment RMB Chivenor who
provided personnel and equipment.

Read the full North Devon Journal story at

http://www.northdevonjournal.co.uk/b...ail/story.html

Read the North Devon Gazette story at

http://www.northdevongazette.co.uk/n...e s_1_4593411

SSDV images http://ssdv.habhub.org/

Useful balloon tracking links and information
https://amsat-uk.org/beginners/balloons/

Appledore Amateur Radio Club http://www.adarc.co.uk/