Raydel Espinet CM2ESP
This is going to be a busy weekend for Cuba’s recently founded “Grupo de Radioaficionados para Operaciones Satelitales” (GROS). Three different activities have been scheduled so far.
Hector Martinez CO6CBF
* Friday night (20:30 EDT), Hector CO6CBF will be hosting a talk about amateur radio satellite on Pico San Juan 2m repeater (145.130). The topics will include:
– The GROS presentation in the province.
– Brief history of amateur radio satellites.
– Current operational satellites.
– Future projects.
– Types of satellites and its transmissions methods.
– Amateur radio recieving stations requirements and homebrew solutions.
– Operating practices.
– Amateur Radio Satellite operations in Cuba.
– Special Guest: Arnaldo Coro, CO2KK, Cuba’s second ham in perform a satellite QSO and Cuba’s first in conduct a EME QSO.
Pavel Costa CO7WT
* Saturday morning (10:00 EDT) at Camaguey, Pavel CO7WT will be hosting a talk at Camaguey City Amateur Radio Club. The topics will include:
– The GROS presentation in the province.
– Brief history of amateur radio satellites and its operators.
– Basics of orbital mechanics.
– Operation methods.
– Technical requirements for set up a APRS/Beacon Packet station using the ISS digipeater.
– Amateur Radio Satellite Fleet Status.
– Related examples.
* Saturday morning at Havana (10:00 EDT) in Cuba’s National Amateur Radio Federation (FRC). Raydel CM2ESP will be hosting the Official Presentation of the recently founded Group.
The topics will include:
– Origin and background of the Group.
– Working profile and prospects.
– Brief abstract about the Group’s Rules.
– Current Board of Directors.
– Schedule of future activities and meetings.
– Questions and Answers Session.
All three events are jointly coordinated between GROS’s members and each province radio club.
The events will be also be in commemoration of the first human spaceflight by Yuri Gagarin the April 12, 1961, the inaugural launch of NASA’s Space Shuttle on the same day of 1981 and the celebration of the 87th Anniversary of the founding of the International Amateur Radio Union, IARU, April 18, 1925.
Unfortunately in both Saturday’s activities we will not be able to perform a satellite demostration because ISS and AO-27 passes are too late and SO-50 is too early instead. We are right know working on more activities coordinations for the next week.
73, Raydel, CM2ESP
Yuri’s Night April 12 http://www.uk.amsat.org/6338
New Cuban Amateur Radio Satellite Group formed http://www.uk.amsat.org/5454
