[amsat-bb] Re: HEO naivete

[John B. Stephensen]

Look at cell phones and wireless LANs to see what microwave equipment can 
cost.

73,

John
KD6OZH

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Andrew Koenig" <ke5gdb at gmail.com>
To: "Amsat BB" <amsat-bb at amsat.org>
Sent: Sunday, February 08, 2009 03:01 UTC
Subject: [amsat-bb] Re: HEO naivete


> Microwave sounds really expensive. That's probably my lack of knowledge, 
> but
> down converters, up converters and all of this other equipment that it 
> would
> take to get on a satellite just seems like it might be too much for me.
>
> I always use the criteria "Can a 15 year old afford it?" :-)
>
> 73 de KE5GDB (the 15 year old Satellite operator)
>
>
> -- 
> Andrew Koenig
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