Write the initial Beacon Text for Sumbandile

The SA AMSAT Payload on Sumbandile Satellite will carry a programmable beacon.   SA AMSAT invites satellite enthusiasts to write the copy for the beacon text to be uploaded before launch in December 2006.

The message which will be broadcast around the world must have a South African flavour and be in English. The length of the message may not exceed 15 seconds. It must also identify the amateur payload on Sumbandile.

If the winner is a learner under 18, the winner will be invited to record the message and have his or her voice being transmitted around the world.

Sumbandile is a Venda word that freely translated into English means Pathfinder, showing the way to more South African satellites to be launched in the future.
The closing date for the competition is on 15 October 2006.

Please send entries by email to saamsat@intekom.co.za . The subject line must read Beacon Text by ........(your call sign or if you have no call sign, your first name and surname)

The winner will a receive a ARRL Satellite handbook.

Visit www.amsatsa.org.za for more details.

Source: The South African Radio League

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