ahh the radios may last but will we? Well, I am cheering for all that endeavor for us!
thanks! Ed - KL7UW At 03:54 PM 2/4/2011, you wrote: >I hope that Amsat can make Fox the highest quality, longest lived Cubesat ever >built. But a Cubesat in high altitude orbit will be very disappointing to most >hams, only the big-gun ham stations will ever be able to work it. We need a >larger satellite with a larger power budget, high gain antennas and an >attitude control system to aim those antennas at the Earth. We need to build >and launch multiple satellites so that a single failure will not be so >devastating to the user community. > >Those of us who work in or near the space program are looking under every rock >to find a flight opportunity to a high altitude orbit. Please don't sell your >AO-40 gear just yet, I think that you will need it again someday. > >Dan Schultz N8FGV > > >_______________________________________________ >Sent via AMSAT-BB@amsat.org. 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 73, Ed - KL7UW, WD2XSH/45 ====================================== BP40IQ 500 KHz - 10-GHz www.kl7uw.com EME: 144-1.4kw*, 432-100w*, 1296-testing*, 3400-winter? DUBUS Magazine USA Rep dubus...@hotmail.com ====================================== *temp not in service _______________________________________________ Sent via AMSAT-BB@amsat.org. 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
