 Help
Amsat-DL to get P3E into orbit
AMSAT-DL has created an opportunity for individual
participation and support of the successor to AO-10, AO-13 and AO-40,
currently under construction.
Visit www.p3e-satellite.org
to support this technical challenge through the purchase of pixel fields.
Altogether 4 800 fields of 10x10 pixels can display your name, call sign,
a personal picture or logo. The donation is E50 (Euro) for each 10x10
pixel. You can donate as many 10X10 pixels as you wish.
In recognition, AMSAT DL will prepare a personal certificate for download
at the end of the order process. Each donation is automatically entered
into a competition in which you can win a visit to the satellite laboratory
and to the launch of P3E.
The trip to the launch, which includes being a guest of honour at the
launch party, promises to be a unique experience. The transaction can
be carried out online from www.pe3-satellite.org.
Donors from South Africa are asked to send a mail with details of your
donation to saamsat.org.za so that your call sign can be included in the
list of South African donors on the SA AMSAT website.
As a communications satellite, P3E will carry several transponders with
bandwidths between 50 and 200 kHz. The emphasis is on the lower VHF/UHF
frequencies between 145 and 2 400 MHz.
Due to the efficient HELAPS transmitter technology and a newly developed,
software-defined transponder (SDX/STELLA), operation will be possible
for small and portable stations.
The software technology will also enable flexible digital transmission
methods. For microwave experiments, P3E includes additional beacons and
transponders.
Downlink bands are: 145 MHz, 2 400 MHz, 10,45 GHz, 24 GHz and 47 GHz.
Uplink bands are: 435 MHz, 1 268 MHz, 2 450 MHz and 5,67 GHz.
Source:
The South African Radio League
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