Just for the "fun" of it I'd like to see an accurate link budget written up. It is a little bit out of my comfort zone. Maybe Domenico or one of you who has this knowledge could do it. I may even learn something.
73 Bob W7LRD antennas still down ----- Original Message ----- From: "STeve Andre'" <[email protected]> To: [email protected] Sent: Friday, June 1, 2012 9:20:35 PM Subject: [amsat-bb] Re: European Lunar Lander - Call for Declarations On 06/01/12 19:54, Daniel Schultz wrote: > Keep in mind that any ham radio transponder on the moon will not be an "easy > sat". You will need an EME class station to work it. > > If we build a lunar transponder, we can expect to see many, many postings on > Amsat-BB about how Amsat only cares about elite hams and is not interested in > building satellites for the common ham. > > I'm not saying it wouldn't be fun to have a transponder on the moon, and we > in > the USA might even be able to help you build it if they get ITAR fixed in > time, but we better put on the flame proof trousers when we announce the > project to the masses. > > Dan Schultz N8FGV > Are you sure about that, Dan? I'm hardly an expert on EME, still looking to get there, but based on numbers I worked with some time ago, even 500mW from the Moon should be copyable with a good radio, with a yagi and possibly a preamp. This is not to say that a random HT would work, but I don't think we're talking of the classic EME-capabile station. --STeve Andre' wb8wsf en72 _______________________________________________ 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
