Have fun with satellites

AMSAT NA has arranged a Satellite Activity weekend from 13 to 15 November 2009.

Radio Amateurs are invited to submit logs for the Satellite Activity Weekend. The purpose of the event is to encourage new operators to join the growing fraternity of users of Amateur Radio Satellites.

AMSAT North America has specifically enabled the higher power QRP mode on AO-51 to make operation on this satellite easier for first-time users for the duration of the event.

The event will run from 16:00 UTC on Friday 13 November 2009 though to 16:00 UTC on Sunday 15 November 2009.

Operation is permitted on any operational Amateur Satellite in any mode to count for points, with the proviso that all QSOs on AO-51 have to use the QRP V/U mode (145,880 MHz uplink and 435,150 MHz downlink).

In South Africa, RF Design will sponsor the prize of a TinyTrak 4 for the operator who accumulates the most overall points and a TinyTak3 for the best portable station. If these are the same operator, the TinyTrak3 will be awarded to the operator with the second highest points tally.

The South African Radio League