Someone correct me if I'm wrong, but isn't 900 MHz only allocated for terrestrial use, worldwide? I know that there's no amateur satellite service allocation at 902 MHz...
George, KA3HSW ----- Original Message ---- > From: JoAnne Maenpaa <k9...@comcast.net> > To: Bill Ress <b...@hsmicrowave.com>; amsat-bb@amsat.org > Sent: Mon, October 10, 2011 9:29:21 AM > Subject: [amsat-bb] Re: KickSat - a personal spacecraft of your own in space > > > Will each Sprite have it's own frequency? > > > > Since these Sprites are operating in the Amateur satellite > > bands, how will you license them? How will you handle the > > frequency coordination of these transmitters? > > The information that Zac and his team provided to AMSAT News Service in May, > 2011 reported that the Sprite prototypes that were deployed on the ISS > operated with 10 milliwatts of RF power at 902 MHz using MSK modulation > (minimum-shift keying) with a chipping rate of 50 kbps. > > Copy of original release below ... > > -- > 73 de JoAnne K9JKM > k9...@amsat.org > Editor, AMSAT News Service > [snip] _______________________________________________ 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
