[amsat-bb] Re: SuitSat 2

[Robert McGwier]

Fred A Parker wrote:
> SuitSat 2 is coming off from the drawing board to assembly.   I just sent Lou a piece of hardware.  Lou  and his crew are working hard on this project.    Lou hope's to have the flight hardware ready by June 07 for testing.  Thank you all for the support.   It is said the only difference between a man and boy is the cost of there toys.
> Fred
>
>   

AMSAT is an official supporter of HPSDR.  The Suitsat transponder 
project is being partially carried out in HPSDR because the hardware and 
software have such widespread applicability.

http://hpsdr.org/wiki/index.php?title=ODYSSEY

The HPSDR project is called ODYSSEY and our Ulysses will be Suitsat-2.   
Steve Bible, Joe Julicher,  Frank Brickle, and I are the Homer's for the 
low power,  QRP, high performance SDR.


Frank and I are teaching a software defined radio class at TCNJ.

http://n4hy.smugmug.com/gallery/2134280/1/110523265

The students are working on various aspects of the SDR for Suitsat 2 as 
well as other projects.  Lou is the engineering project manager and 
Frank Bauer is ARISS chairman.

Bob
N4HY

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