NEWS

News

Amateur Radio Training Complete
08Mar

Amateur Radio Training Comp...

  March 8, 2024

CA2RC members have completed their amateur radio traning, and will write the ISED BASIC exam in mid-March 2024. Good lu...

Dr. Mark Deschamps offers his X-Ray machine
07Mar

Dr. Mark Deschamps offers h...

  March 7, 2024

Dr. Mark Deschamps offers his X-Ray machine (60 keV) for CA2RC & 8AAT for any radiation testing to support student ...

8AAT Cubesat High Altitude Balloon Launch Project
06Mar

8AAT Cubesat High Altitude ...

  March 6, 2024

CA2RC will participate in the 8AAT Cubesat High Altitude Balloon Launch Project. CA2RC will have 2 months to design, bu...

Mission Concept Review
24Feb

Mission Concept Review

  February 24, 2024

CA2RC-SAT subsystem teams complete their first MCR (Mission Concept Review) for the Canadian Space Agency to review thi...

ARES World Field Day
15Feb

ARES World Field Day

  February 15, 2024

CA2RC’s Leo (VA3EBI) participates in ARES World Field Day event in Embrun, ON, representing CA2RC.

Grilled Cheese Fundraiser
08Feb

Grilled Cheese Fundraiser

  February 8, 2024

CA2RC’s first fundraiser event raised $415. Thanks to Pramit, Jack, Warda and Leo (cook) for participating over the 2 d...

RAC Grant
04Feb

RAC Grant

  February 4, 2024

RAC (Amateur Radio Society of Canada) awards $1000 2024 Community Grant to CA2RC-SAT project following Leo’s club appli...

Upcoming Fundraiser
02Feb

Upcoming Fundraiser

  February 2, 2024

Fundraising Event - Cheese Sandwiches. Come and support the club with cash or cashless payment. Tue Feb 6, Noon to 2pm,...

Design Review #2
20Jan

Design Review #2

  January 20, 2024

CA2RC Design Review #2 completed, on to the MCR Review due Feb 17th.

Training & Design Review #2
28Dec

Training & Design Review #2

  December 28, 2023

CA2RC Training: resumes January 6, 2024. Design Review #2: January 13, 2024.

10 Month Summary
17Dec

10 Month Summary

  December 17, 2023

10 month summary. “CA2RC started with 11 students wanting to launch a Cubesat in a student-operated club, as is the nor...

Change of Executive Members
16Dec

Change of Executive Members

  December 16, 2023

Change of Executive members. CA2RC President Leo Yoshinaka (8AAT) will step down on Dec 31, 2023. Jack Rubio will assum...

Accreditation
11Dec

Accreditation

  December 11, 2023

CA2RC looks forward to accreditation with CUSA and CSES! Effective today, CA2RC’s only purpose is: CA2RC-SAT. CA2RC onl...

Design Review
09Dec

Design Review

  December 9, 2023

CA2RC-SAT members perform their first Design Review. Reviewers: Leo Yoshinaka (8AAT) & Matt Murray. Fantastic job b...

STEM Cubesat training
18Nov

STEM Cubesat training

  November 18, 2023

STEM Cubesat training with Leo (8AAT). 2 month training process also addresses the lack of hands-on experience many stu...

Subsystem Teams
11Nov

Subsystem Teams

  November 11, 2023

Graduate student Matt (ADCS Team) talked about ADCS and Quaternions in detail. We broke into our Subsystem Teams for th...

CA2RC-SAT Team Building (2)
06Nov

CA2RC-SAT Team Building (2)

  November 6, 2023

CA2RC Team Building with Leo Yoshinaka (8AAT) as STEM Cubesat trainer. CA2RC members available during the study break u...

CA2RC-SAT Team Building
21Oct

CA2RC-SAT Team Building

  October 21, 2023

CA2RC-SAT Team Building with Leo Yoshinaka as STEM Cubesat trainer. Attempt #1 to build a CW transmitter using a 1960s ...

CA2RC-SAT Subsystem Team 2023-2024 Co-Leads
20Oct

CA2RC-SAT Subsystem Team 20...

  October 20, 2023

SYSTEMS (Project Managers): Leo Yoshinaka, Mohit Gupta, Ali Metin, Renee De La Pena Lomel & Om Patel.

CA2RC member Leo steps down from Comms Team Lead
19Oct

CA2RC member Leo steps down...

  October 19, 2023

CA2RC member Leo steps down from Comms Team Lead position and involvement with RADSAT-SK2 cubesat project in Saskatchew...

CA2RC-SAT Ground Zero!
07Oct

CA2RC-SAT Ground Zero!

  October 7, 2023

CA2RC-SAT - GROUND ZERO. The first meeting! Our first subsystem team members sorted out with CA2RC President Leo. Welco...

CA2RC begins promotional campaign
15Sep

CA2RC begins promotional ca...

  September 15, 2023

CA2RC begins promotional campaign. Executive members Leo Yoshinaka, Kieron von Buchstab and Matt Murray setup the mobil...

Clarification
12Sep

Clarification

  September 12, 2023

CA2RC would like to clarify, we are not involved with, nor associated with, the activities or members of OARC, CUARC or...

Permenant Workspace
03Sep

Permenant Workspace

  September 3, 2023

Carleton University Engineering provides CA2RC with a permanent workspace: Bay 8, in the Engineering Design Centre, a s...

What is a cubesat?
15Aug

What is a cubesat?

  August 15, 2023

What is a cubesat? This is the frame of a 3U (3 unit) cubesat, measuring 30cm x 10cm x 10cm, in the Carleton University...

CA2RC-SAT
03Aug

CA2RC-SAT

  August 3, 2023

CA2RC member Leo Yoshinaka and Dr. Etele (Carleton University Aerospace Dept) created CA2RC-SAT cubesat project, testin...

Joshua Milam
01Aug

Joshua Milam

  August 1, 2023

CA2RC member, Joshua Milam, 3rd year Aero D student, is responsible for contributing to the design, manufacturing and i...

Installing a battery indicator
31Jul

Installing a battery indicator

  July 31, 2023

CA2RC member Kieron von Buchstab, is installing a battery indicator on a ground station mobile antenna mount. This sens...

InSpace
15Jul

InSpace

  July 15, 2023

CA2RC President Leo met with members of Carleton University’s InSpace competitive rocketry team President (and past-Pre...

New members trained
15Apr

New members trained

  April 15, 2023

Leo Yoshinaka trained 4 members of CA2RC for ISED Basic with Honours Licence certification. All 4 members passed: Aarus...

End of Term Presentation
01Apr

End of Term Presentation

  April 1, 2023

Carleton University Capstone CuSat Project. Leo Yoshinaka (CA2RC President) among the advisors for CuSAT Capstone Proje...

CA2RC is founded
10Feb

CA2RC is founded

  February 10, 2023

CA2RC is founded by Leo Yoshinaka, amateur radio operator and Carleton University student, also registers Satellite Gro...