All this requires much much much more power than a 1U satellite is currently capable of producing. At least for always on type operating. We'll get there eventually.
Also, there's definitely the critical mass effect of having a constellation of smaller satellites in orbit. Look at ORBCOMM. No GEO sats but a constellation of LEO sats serves their purpose well. Fox-1 series becoming rapid and reliable satellite platform that can easily find its way into orbit would help with this.Things are looking up! Bryce On Tue, Jul 22, 2014 at 11:03 AM, Gus <[email protected]> wrote: > On 07/22/2014 01:18 PM, Rich/wa4bue wrote: > >> So there is a need to plan ahead for more accessible birds with more >> Linear >> transponders and other features. How do we get there? >> > We need wideband software receivers that can look at the entire passband, > detect individual signals and determine type, and translate them into the > downlink passband based upon an operational ruleset that is policy driven > and easily changed. Allow SSB, FM and Phil's DV at the same time if that is > what we want. Or have FM only on Friday nights to encourage newcomers. Or > pass SSB but simultaneously convert to FM on another part of the passband > so the FM only guys can hear the action. Or whatever big imaginations and > good drugs can dream up. > > And since HEO is apparently out of the question, we need meshed satellite > groups so that what you uplink on one bird can be heard on the downlink of > all of the birds in the mesh. So we can extend operating times beyond a > handful of minutes. > > -- > Gus 8P6SM > The Easternmost Isle > > > _______________________________________________ > 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
