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Masat-1 sponsors

Project partners

	CAD-Terv Engineering Ltd is responsible for the structure and mechanics of the Masat-1 satellite and they donated 1U structures for educational and demonstration purposes for the University.
	The Ericsson Magyarország Ltd. is a long term partner of the departments involved in Masat-1.
	In cooperation with the European Space Agency’s Education Office Masat-1 can participate in the Vega Maiden Flight.

Gold level sponsors

	The Government of the Republic of Hungary provided financial support in 2008 to cover significant part of the launch costs.
	The Hungarian Space Office provides financial support for the education and supports the other space related programs of the University.
	The National Instruments Hungary gave a large financial support and modern equipments for the laboratory.
	The Paksi Atomerőmű Zrt. helped us with a large financial support.

Silver level sponsors

	The Aktív Energia Kft. provided the complete solar electrical power system for the primary ground station of Masat-1. This includes the design and implementation of the system, the solar panels, the solar charge controller and the battery backup system too.
	Azurspace Solar Power GmbH provided us triple-junction GaAs solar cells, which will be used on the Masat-1 satellite.
	The BHE Bonn Hungary Ltd gave us high gain cross YAGI antennas for the ground station. Moreover they performed a preliminary vibration test for us.
	The lifetime examination laboratory at the College of Dunaújváros did the qualification tests for Masat-1.
	The company gave CAD software licenses and technical support for mounting the solar cells.
	The Budapest Electric Works Company, Inc. gave a large amount of research and development support for the electrical power system on Masat-1.
	The Ericsson Hungary Ltd. gave us large ammount of financial support.
	The Eurocircuits Ltd. offered the production of the multi layer printed circuit boards (PCB) for all the electronic systems on Masat-1, and the boards for fixing the solar cells.
	HP Hungary gave financial support for satellite and infrastructure development.
	The KFKI provided thermal-vacuum test platform for the qualification tests.
	The Lufthansa Technik Budapest provides us the special aluminum alloy for the CubeSat’s structure.
	The Hungarian Power Companies Ltd. gave financial support for the project.
	The Faludi Wolf Theiss Attorneys-at-Law porvides the Masat-1 project with space industry specific legal advice.

Bronze level sponsors

	The Faludi Wolf Theiss Attorneys-at-Law porvides the Masat-1 project with space industry specific legal advice.
	The vibration tests of the Masat-1 Flight Model was done by the BME EJJT Mechatronics Laboratory.
	The B.S.T. Adástechnika Ltd. provides the wiring for the new ground station and they also give us RF filters for the receiver.
	The antenna platform located on the top of building ‘E’ of BME will be renewed by the Carinex Ltd.
	ChipCAD Electronic Distribution Ltd. together with Microchip provide PIC12 and dsPIC microcontrollers and the development environment as well. These devices and tools are used in the on-board electronics.
	ChipCAD Electronic Distribution Ltd. together with Microchip provide PIC12 and dsPIC microcontrollers and the development environment as well. These devices and tools are used in the on-board electronics.
	COOPTIM Ipari Ltd. manufactured the complete structure of Masat-1 including internal structure elements in their CNC workshop.
	Dension Audio System Ltd provided financial support for the Masat-1 CubeSat project.
	The DND Telecom Center Ltd. gave financial support for the projekt.
	The DSI GmbH gave us a valuable measurement instrument.
	The Evosoft Hungary Ltd. gave us a powerfull server and an external sound card for the new ground station.
	The Exasol Ltd. machined a special Ni alloy with Nd:YAG LASER.
	The Hungaro DigiTel Ltd. supported us with a valuable radio.
	A HFT Kereskedelmi és fejlesztési Ltd. built the IP camera surveillance system for Masat-1 ground station.
	The Infoterra Hungary Ltd. gave financial support for the development.
	The LOMEX Ltd. gave financial support, and electrical components for the Masat-1 projekt.
	The Measurement Directorate of the National Communications Authority helps in the measurement and analysis of the radio signal transmitted by the Masat-1 model.
	The Nikon Értékesítési Magyarországi Kft gave financial support for the development.
	The Ricoh Hungary Ltd. provides us printing and photocopy service for the documentation.
	The Sagax Ltd. and the Váry Ltd. jointly provide a RF amplifier with 300W output power which operates in the 145MHz band.
	The Siemens Hungary gave financial support for the project.
	The Telenor provided the outdoor cabinets of the remote controlled and automated primary ground station of Masat-1, including the accumulators of the autonomous electrical power system.
	A Totaltel Telecom Techniques Ltd. bought us an antenna rotator system.

Sponsors

	The Anico Ltd. provides 3 peaces of temperature controlled crystal oscillators (TCXO) which are used in the Yaesu FT-897D radios.
	Antenna Hugaria sponsored the Masat-1 controll station with high power UHF amplifiers.
	The BL-electronics gave antennas for the 2 m band.
	The Farmelco Ltd. gave financial support and they provided a professional heater design kit.
GD Gép és Daru Kft.	We would like to say thank you for GD Gép és Daru Ltd. for designing and building the antenna extension with the rotation mechanics.
	The Magnetec-Ungarn Kft. provided the hysteresis materials for the attitude stabilization subsystem of the satellite.
Mobitel	The Mobitel Ltd. gave us financial support.
	NuSil Technology Europe sent electrically conductive adhesive for mounting the solar cells.
	The Rádiótechnika gave us financial support.
	The National Association of Radio Distress-Signalling and Infocommunications provides the illumination of the antenna system.
	The Space and Ground Facilities Ltd. gave financial support for the project.
	Silicon Labs (Integration) offered sample RF ICs for the breadboard and for the flight model of Masat-1. These components are used in the communication subsystem.
	The Sphere Consulting Ltd. manufactured and offered special fiber glass pipes for the antenna mechanics.
	The Telecom-Fort Ltd. gave us coaxial cabels and connectors and they helped us in the assembly of the antenna system base structure on building E.
Váry Ltd.	The Váry Ltd. provided software for the ground station.
	The Via-Pontis Mérnöki Tanácsadó Ltd. provided tools for the reconstruction of the ground station.
	Wacker Silicones sent silicone glue for mounting isolated elements.

Private individuals

HA1YA	Gábor Draskovits (HA1YA) helped in the purchase of the power amplifiers for the ground station.
HA3KZ	Herczeg Zoltán (HA3KZ) RF szűrőket adott a földi állomáshoz.
HA5CH	István Muhari (HA5CH) gave two radio amplifiers for the project with 100 W output power, and he also helps us a lot with his ideas and advices.
HA5HK HA9MDP	We would like to thank HA5HK Bandi and the Radio Club Ózd ( HA9MDP ) for the RF filters used in the ground station system.
HA5VW	† Mihály Szalontai (HA5VW) helped in the the long term test of the main radio station.
HA6YF	Alb Ferenc, (HA6YF) gave RF filters for the ground station system.
HA7JOL	László Herczeg (HA7JOL) gave a hand during the Ground Station reconstruction.
HA7VE	István Ehmann (HA7VE) gave special connectors and cables for the ground station.
HA8AR	Pál Kalina (HA8AR) printed high quality leaflets and posters for the team.
HA8ET	Gyula Nagy (HA8ET) gave a wide band instrumentation amplifier.
HA5CSI HA5VY HA7WEM HA7WM	László Kéri (HA5CSI), János Németh (HA5VY), József Héricz (HA7WEM) and Sándor Tarkovács (HA7WM) helped a lot during the preparation and building of the new antenna system.