[amsat-bb] Re: 144 Mhz contact made using ISS as passive reflector

[Greg D.]

I thought of doing this back in October, when all the Sputnik-1 / early satellite discussion was happening.  Echo-1, and all that.  But, I would think that NASA (if not the crew) would frown on a bunch of folks on the ground hurling a few megawatts EIRP at their home in outer space.  If Bob had to have a bazillion levels of safety in place for the little PCSAT-2 transmitter, I would think this would be right up there in the safety category, no?  

I haven't done the math yet...  Are we far enough away that 1/x**2 saves us?

Greg  KO6TH


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> Date: Tue, 11 Dec 2007 11:32:50 -0800
> From: bob at evoria.net
> To: amsat-bb at amsat.org
> Subject: [amsat-bb]  144 Mhz contact made using ISS as passive reflector
> 
> http://www.southgatearc.org/news/december2007/bouncing_signals_off_iss.htm
> 
> Congrats to the DF2ZC and DH7FB on making a CW contact using
> the ISS as a passive reflector!
> 
> It's interesting that in the article Bernd discusses the problems
> with using PSK due to doppler, as well as manually having to
> set az and el.  It seems to me that a couple of well equipped 
> computer-controlled earth stations should be able to do this using 
> One True Frequency principles with PSK.  Wish I had the equipment
> to give it a try.
> 
> Bob - AE6RV
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