Thanks to all contributors for an enjoyable thread, with some very interesting ideas, however, there is a fundamental obstacle to transponders on the Moon. The science packages used and left on the Moon by the Apollo astonauts had radioactive heat sources which prevented the electronics from being destroyed by the extreem cold of the lunar night.
I don't believe there is any likelyhood that we can fly a radioactive source on an amateur radio payload. 73 John G7HIA _______________________________________________ Sent via amsat...@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
