I think the battery only theory is the shut down. Robert WB5MZO Sent from my iPad
> On Nov 4, 2013, at 7:35 AM, "George Henry" <[email protected]> wrote: > > No solar cells = very short life. It certainly won't still be transmitting > when it reaches 3 million kilometers. It also appears not to have a shutdown > command receiver, which I thought was required of ALL satellites with > downlink transmitters... > > > George, KA3HSW > > > ----- Original Message ----- From: "M5AKA" <[email protected]> > To: "AMSAT BB" <[email protected]> > Sent: Sunday, November 03, 2013 3:47 PM > Subject: [amsat-bb] Art and Ham Radio in Deep Space > > >> Students at the Tama Art University are planning to send a sculpture ARTSAT2 >> DESPATCH along with a 435 MHz amateur radio payload into deep space. >> >> http://amsat-uk.org/2013/11/03/art-and-ham-radio-in-deep-space/ >> >> >> ---- >> 73 Trevor M5AKA >> AMSAT-UK website http://amsat-uk.org/ >> Facebook https://www.facebook.com/pages/AMSAT-UK/208113275898396 >> Twitter https://twitter.com/AMSAT_UK > > _______________________________________________ > 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
