Scientific Beacon
KiwiSAT will now carry an additional special beacon which, it is planned, will be used by radio amateurs around the world to collect data on atmospheric aberrations to assist with finite information collection directly associated with Global Warming concerns and Carbon Balance monitoring.
70 cm Beacon Antenna.
Details have yet to be finalized however the KiwiSAT structure has been modified to incorporate a second 70cm monopole mounted on the Z- face.
A high level of filtering has been incorporated to minimize any desensitizing of the on-board 70 cm receivers.
The operation of the beacon will be switched as required but will normally be ON for whole orbit data collection.
