John IT turns out that launch opportunities relativity plentiful what lacking is AMSAT vision and calibration with a university that has propulsion technology. See short video url http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9DIxnO3CGrY
Thanks nick ARS K5QXJ EM30xa 30.1N 92.1W Office 337 593 8700 Cell 337 258 2527 Helping UL become a world Class Engineering and Educational School -----Original Message----- From: amsat-bb-boun...@amsat.org [mailto:amsat-bb-boun...@amsat.org] On Behalf Of tosca...@umn.edu Sent: Wednesday, September 04, 2013 5:53 PM To: amsat-bb@amsat.org Subject: [amsat-bb] Re: A0 40 replacement As long as AMSAT-NA needs to concentrate on 1U/3U/6U Cubesats for the immediatee future, I would really like to see the pursuit of linear transponders on them instead of single-channel FM repeaters. The way I see it, launch opportunities are so rare that we ought to fly the most capable equipment we can on those rare occasions when we can get a launch. John Toscano W0JT Amsat-Na LM#2292 On Sep 4 2013, n0jy wrote: >Hi Michael, > >I would not say that AMSAT has abandoned HEO. Rather, launch >opportunities that exist now are being utilized. Would you rather sit >dormant and let all existing birds fail or re-enter while waiting for >an HEO opportunity? >And AMSAT is just learning to build cubesats. For AMSAT-NA, Fox-1 is a >first. If we're going to fly HEO, we had better be good at building a >reliable satellite in a cubesat (be it 1, 3, or 6U) format. The first >HEO launch opportunity is not the time to figure that out! >While HEO launch opportunities do not exist now, but that does not mean >that AMSAT isn't pursuing them as Drew pointed out, nor that AMSAT >would not build an HEO satellite when opportunities do come. In the >meantime, we are making lemonade and preparing through practice. > >Jerry >N0JY > >On 9/4/2013 4:25 PM, Michael wrote: >> I'm almost fifty one years old and I'm now convinced that we will not >> see another HEO in orbit in my lifetime...if ever. The economic >> environment to do it just doesn't exist anymore. AMSAT has as much as >> told everyone that by abandoning their efforts and concentrating on >> LEO cubesats. No one is going to come out and say that we absolutely >> will never have one, they like to keep that glimmer of hope alive but >> the writing is on the wall. No one wants to be wrong more than I do >> but I'd bet you P3-E never flies. >> 73, >> Michael, W4HIJ >> >> On 9/3/2013 3:32 PM, John Becker wrote: >>> Anything new on a replacement. >>> Have not see a thing myself. >>> >>> John >>> >>> >>> _______________________________________________ >>> 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 >> >> _______________________________________________ >> 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 >> >> > >_______________________________________________ >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 > _______________________________________________ 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 _______________________________________________ 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
