[amsat-bb] Re: Proposal for 460-470 MHz CubeSat Band

2012-08-26 Thread Jim Walls
On 8/26/2012 04:46, Trevor . wrote: At the recent Summer CubeSat Workshop there was a presentation about the draft of US WP 7B which is proposing a band at 460-470 MHz for the use of CubeSats. That certainly would not work well here in the USA. That spectrum is some of the most heavily used

[amsat-bb] Re: Proposal for 460-470 MHz CubeSat Band

2012-08-26 Thread Arthur Feller
The author does not understand the world frequency management system. ITU licenses nothing and has no authority. ITU Member States retain ALL authority through their individual national sovereignty. Member States agree to behave in their mutual best interests though the mechanism of the ITU C

[amsat-bb] Video of OSSI CubeSat Presentation

2012-08-26 Thread Trevor .
For anyone that didn't see the live webcast there is a video of the OSSI-1 keynote presentation given in Malmö, Sweden at http://www.uk.amsat.org/?p=9921 73 Trevor M5AKA ___ Sent via AMSAT-BB@amsat.org. Opinions expressed are those of the author. N

[amsat-bb] RIP Neil

2012-08-26 Thread Robert McGwier
http://www.nasa.gov/home/hqnews/2012/aug/HQ_12_600_armstrong_family.html -- Bob McGwier Technical Director, Allied Communication, LLC Facebook: N4HYBob ARS: N4HY ___ Sent via AMSAT-BB@amsat.org. Opinions expressed are those of the author. Not an AMSAT-N

[amsat-bb] Re: Proposal for 460-470 MHz CubeSat Band

2012-08-26 Thread Timothy Stranex
Hi If I recall the talk correctly, it had two separate parts: the ITU draft proposal and a report about operations of the DICE cubesat. The 460-470 MHz band is just what was allocated for use by DICE; I don't think it is related to the ITU proposal. Regards, Timothy HB9FFH Carpcomm Ground Station

[amsat-bb] Proposal for 460-470 MHz CubeSat Band

2012-08-26 Thread Trevor .
At the recent Summer CubeSat Workshop there was a presentation about the draft of US WP 7B which is proposing a band at 460-470 MHz for the use of CubeSats. The Powerpoint slides can be seen at http://cubesat.org/images/stories/Summer_Workshop_2012/Day_1/1115_Charles_Swenson.pdf The slides from