[amsat-bb] Re: Lunar Architecture Moon Base

[John Champa]

Ahhh...The Moon Ray Project lives on.

----Original Message Follows----
From: "Edward R. Cole" <al7eb at acsalaska.net>
To: Dave hartzell <hartzell at gmail.com>, amsat-bb at amsat.org
Subject: [amsat-bb] Re: Lunar Architecture Moon Base
Date: Mon, 04 Dec 2006 18:29:26 -0900

At 03:59 PM 12/4/2006 -0800, Dave hartzell wrote:
 >
 >Maybe we can get a transponder on the moon!  ;-)
 >
 >http://www.cnn.com/2006/TECH/space/12/04/moon.base/index.html
 >http://www.spaceref.com/news/viewpr.html?pid=21364
 >
 >
 >73,
 >
 >dave
 >N0TGD

I read that on-line today (other than above links) and thought the same.  I
would guess if it were promoted as a safety backup to NASA comms and for
astronaut personal use comms (like ARISS was done) this may actually have
some potential.

However, one must remember the space-loss at 250,000 miles will require
minimum antenna/power on both ends.
I wonder if use of microwave such as CC-Rider (now called ACP) would work
best.  Should also work as digital repeater.
73's,
Ed - KL7UW
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