I don't see why Hams couldn't be involved in the design of the communications for the probe...
On Nov 5, 2011, at 11:11 AM, R Oler <[email protected]> wrote: > > I wrote: (and the time delay makes it well a unique form of > transportation)..transportation should obviously be "communication". > > the reality of a lunar transponder (or even a packet system) would be that it > would encourage a lot of things that the FM sats do not...and discourage a > lot of bad things...it wont happen I know because of a lot of reasons...but > it would change our hobby and the satellite part of it for the better. RGO > WB5MZO life member AMSAT ARRL NARS > > sent from my IPAD > > From: [email protected] > To: [email protected] > CC: [email protected] > Subject: RE: [amsat-bb] ESA lunar probe > Date: Sat, 5 Nov 2011 10:59:48 -0500 > > > > > > > > > Bob...its been done here a zillion times...it wont be done with an HT and a > small yagi...it will however be possible whereas a "Mars" effort is really > not possible for anyone except "Goldstone class" stations (and the time delay > makes it well a unique form of transportation). A small linear transponder > with some horizon omni gain antennas would be a challenge, but it would be > easier then moonbounce Robert G. Oler WB5MZO life member AMSAT ARRL NARS > > Date: Sat, 5 Nov 2011 06:54:32 +0000 > From: [email protected] > To: [email protected] > CC: [email protected] > Subject: Re: [amsat-bb] ESA lunar probe > > > > Just for the sake of conversation and thinking. What would the link budget > look like for a transponder on the moon. > > Bob W7LRD > > > > > > > > > From: "R Oler" <[email protected]> > To: "Amsat BB" <[email protected]> > Sent: Friday, November 4, 2011 4:10:00 PM > Subject: [amsat-bb] ESA lunar probe > > > http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/science-environment-15574653 > > to bad there cant be an amateur radio payload even a really small one...this > probe should be "longer lived" then most as it should have a constant energy > source... > > Wonder why the Europeans are thinking of sending Phase 5A to Mars? It will > probably never fly and almost no hams can be a part of that...so well why not > send it to L2 in the Earth Moon systems...a halo orbit... > > Robert G. Oler WB5MZO Life Member AMSAT ARRL NARS > > _______________________________________________ > 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 > > > _______________________________________________ > 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 _______________________________________________ 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
