On Monday, 30 May 2011 the auditorium no. I in building Q of BME was named after professor Károly Simonyi on a ceremonial event. In connection with this, the Masat-1 Development Team was also visited. Among with many others, Charles Simonyi and Dr. Előd Both visited the development labs, where Masat-1 is being constructed and the satellite’s model under testing was also presented. For photos of the event please visit our gallery.

If the beacon passes its test, it will soon transmit from Galya-tető. It transmits its callsign twice with Morse code, then sends GFSK packets for 35 seconds, after which it switches to receive mode for 15 seconds.

• TX power: 0.4W (26 dBm)
• TX frequency: 437.345 MHz
• Data rate: 625 bit/sec
• Frequency deviation: +/- 625 Hz
• Modulation: A1A és GFSK
• Antenna: J-pole
• Installation site: roof of building V2 at BME

Reception of the beacon is possible with a radio tuned to 437.345 MHz in USB mode. The demodulation software is available on this site.

Dr. András Gschwindt was interviewed in the radio program “Tér-Idő” (“Space – time”) about the last 40 years of space research. The recorded interview can be found on the website of the Hungarian Radio, or it can be downloaded from here.

The “Hungarians on Mars” (“Magyarok a Marson”) – Competition of Applied Engineering Sciences will be organized in 2011 as well. The location, which is once again Kiskunhalas, has great potential for a fabulous competition. Unfortunately we could participate with our own robot, but we came personally to back the nearly 30 teams. Good luck for the contest!

The events of the contest can be viewed online on the site http://www.magyarokamarson.hu.

Photos made during the Open Day can be viewed in our gallery.