Hi Folks As as 10:29 UTC, FUNcube is now in permanent amateur mode (low power beacon, plus transponder on). Planning to switch back to normal mode at approx 20:00 UTC today.
73s Jim G3WGM > -----Original Message----- > From: amsat-bb-boun...@amsat.org [mailto:amsat-bb-boun...@amsat.org] On > Behalf Of Jerry Buxton > Sent: 29 March 2014 05:46 > To: 'B J' > Cc: amsat-bb@amsat.org > Subject: [amsat-bb] Re: N American Satellite Activity UP > > Indeed, if the ham community gets involved because of the transponder, > that is where the slow speed telemetry comes down and they then have a > worldwide > network collecting it for them! :-) > > Jerry > > -----Original Message----- > From: amsat-bb-boun...@amsat.org [mailto:amsat-bb-boun...@amsat.org] On > Behalf Of B J > Sent: Saturday, March 29, 2014 12:34 AM > To: n0jy > Cc: amsat-bb@amsat.org > Subject: [amsat-bb] Re: N American Satellite Activity UP > > On 3/29/14, n0jy <n...@n0jy.org> wrote: > > When Fox-1 is completed, the whole design kit and kaboodle will be > > published to shed the ITAR shroud (as we have done with what has been > > developed as we go along, in the AMSAT-NA Space Symposium > Proceedings) > > and anyone who wants to build one can use it or adapt it (hopefully > > keeping the ham transponder!) for their CubeSat RF design and fly it > > in/from/for another country with their experiments. The idea being > as > > JoAnne said, the radio part is proven and provides a platform so they > > can concentrate on their experiments and build a CubeSat that handily > > just happens to contain a transponder for hams during, or when they > > are done with, their experiments. > > Of course if ITAR restrictions are eased or removed, then AMSAT-NA > > could collaborate with other countries as well and incorporate their > > experiments as we are doing with our U.S. partners now. > > <snip> > > Thanks. I'll pass this onto the group. I figure that it might get > much more support from the ham community if it had something for us. > The satellite will be using some of the spectrum that's been allocated > for amateur use, after all. > > 73s > > Bernhard VA6BMJ @ DO33FL > _______________________________________________ > 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 > > _______________________________________________ > 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 _______________________________________________ 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
