On Mon, 2010-08-30 at 09:32 -0400, Robert Bruninga wrote: > > And isn't the idea that we are authorised to > > experiment with these satellites, now that > > the US Navy is no longer using them? > > Let me correct the record. We have no such authority.
Okay, then that *might* be different. I suspect you'd have to try *really* hard to find anyone that would get upset at people listening to your satellite without authority. It's impossible to get Ofcom interested in stopping people transmitting without a licence or outside the terms of their licence, and that's when they're jamming the local 2m repeater that the Ofcom guys with amateur licenses frequent! > We are simply looking at how one might use such a limited 500 > byte broadcast message capability IF-and-only-IF such access > were somehow possible. That's why I like the idea of finding a > use in disaster communications, where a proposal might have some > value... > > Bob, Wb4APR How hard would it be to develop a mobile/portable command station for it? I know you said it used some very specific stuff to program, but just how specific and difficult-to-reproduce would it be? Gordon MM0YEQ _______________________________________________ Sent via [email protected]. Opinions expressed are those of the author. Not an AMSAT-NA member? Join now to support the amateur satellite program! Subscription settings: http://amsat.org/mailman/listinfo/amsat-bb
