Hi Art,
Now I'm a little confused by your comment that most Cubesats are
licensed as experimental. On yesterdays Minotaur launch, 17 Cubesats are
operated by Amateurs and were coordinated through the IARU.
Regards...Bill - N6GHz
On 11/20/2013 2:50 PM, Arthur Feller wrote:
One thing we learned in bureaucrat school is that jumping to conclusions is not
a healthy exercise. :-)
FCC licensed most of the new cubes as experimental stations and not as amateur
stations. Experimental stations may be assigned to any frequency, provided
they do not cause harmful interference to stations operating in accordance with
the ITU radio regulations. See RR Article 27 and 47 CFR Part 5.
These experimental stations are not operating in the amateur-satellite service,
only sharing the bands on a secondary basis. They are permitted to communicate
only with stations listed on their license, so it would be inappropriate for
them to seek help from amateurs, though amateurs may certainly listen. Note
that experimental stations may encrypt their transmissions.
Some of the satellites, such as TJ3SAT, and some others, are amateur stations!
Sure would be good for them to make a noise here on BB!! (HINT!)
I hope this helps.
73, art…..
W4ART Arlington VA
On 20-Nov-2013, at 07:56 AM, Stefan Wagener <wagen...@gmail.com> wrote:
Well,
because their are designed and operated by students and teachers with a
valid ham radio licence!
On Wed, Nov 20, 2013 at 1:42 AM, Richard Ferryman <g4...@btinternet.com>wrote:
Then why are those cubesats using amateur frequencies?
Dick G4BBH
http://afeller.us
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