BACAR pre-launch workshop this Saturday

To prepare for the BACAR (Balloon Carrying Amateur Radio) launch on Saturday 25 July, a pre-launch workshop will be held on Saturday 11 July starting at 09:00 at the National Amateur Radio Centre in South Africa.

During the workshop the full payload will be tested and final preparations for the launch will be made. A number of teams have to be set-up to take care of the launch, weather and wind predictions, tracking, reporting from the launch site and at the NARC and mapping of the flight as it progresses.

At the workshop, a detailed plan will be finalised and communicated on the web to enable radio amateurs in other parts of the country to follow the BACAR flight, monitor the various beacons and operate through the transponder.

Get involved in this exciting event on the amateur radio calendar and attend the workshop this Saturday.

The South African Radio League