Very simple reason. None of these cubesat developers has made any significant attempt to rally the amateur radio satellite community. In contrast, Funcube has a great community PR "machine" and we are all very excited for them.
At the end you get what you ask for. Stefan, VE4NSA On Mon, Nov 18, 2013 at 4:25 PM, Robert Bruninga <bruni...@usna.edu> wrote: > Watch for a dozen new cubesats Tuesday from Wallops at about 7:30 PM. > > > > I have seen a lot of email about Funcube, but haven’t seen much about the > Wallops launch. > > All of them downlink on 435 MHz band except for Naval Academy downlinkning > on 145.870. > > > > Seven downlinks are at 9600 baud, one at 1200 baud and the others are CW or > other. > > > > See: > > http://cubesat.org/index.php/missions/upcoming-launches/135-ors3-launch-alert > > > > Sorry if this is a dupe, I hve not been following the AMSAT-BB that > closely. > > > > Plus, you can see this launch from the east coast in the dark! > > > > Bob, Wb4APR > _______________________________________________ > 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
