SO-67 - SDR thesis

A thesis based on the Software Defined Radio for the Sumbandila (SO-67) Amateur Radio satellite is now available on the web.

Titled 'Reusable Software Defined Radio Platform for Micro-satellites' it was written by John Foster Van Wyk of Stellenbosch University and describes the design and implementation of a software platform for the software defined radio (SDR) that formed part of the Sumbandila
(SO-67) Amateur Radio satellite.

The Amateur Radio payload on SO-67 operates in conjunction with the Software Defined Receiver project sharing the VHF receiver and UHF transmitter used by the SDR project.

The thesis can be read at
http://etd.sun.ac.za/bitstream/10019/1346/1/
Van%20Wyk%2c%20JF.pdf

The nominal frequencies for SO-67 are Uplink 145.875 MHz and Downlink 435.345 MHz +/- Doppler shift

Sumbandila (SO-67) Real-Time Tracking (tick draw footpint)
http://www.n2yo.com/?s=35870

Sumbandila (SO-67) Mission Blog
http://sumbandilamission.blogspot.com/

Southern African Amateur Radio Satellite Association (SA AMSAT) and SO-67 schedule
http://www.amsatsa.org.za/

Getting started on Amateur Radio Satellites PDF
http://www.uk.amsat.org/content/view/408/168/

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