>> ... I for one have lost My interest in it. I think even with peak >> performance , it will take a class "a" ground station to hear any of the >> formats We're expecting . Definitely not a school project . I hope it proves >> Me wrong .
A handheld 2M HT and a simple antenna improvement for it are all that is necessary to hear ARISSat-1 - as designed. Definitely a school project - as schools across the planet are anticipating the deployment. Especially schools in Russia and the U.S. AMSAT NEWS SERVICE ANS-184 re-capped how easy it will be to monitor ARISSat-1. And if you've mis-placed or given away your February, 2011 issue of QST magazine, I have the "Getting Ready for ARISSat-1" article posted on my Web site at ... http://www.work-sat.com Clint Bradford, K6LCS 909-241-7666 _______________________________________________ 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
