[amsat-bb] Re: New Ham antenna to be installed on the ISS Columbus module

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Hi all.

The plans for the antennas on Columbus have clearly been a great success. Lou and AMSAT-NA have done a wonderful job with the VHF/UHF and
ARISS in general have manged to get permission / fund raise and purchase / fit patches for L and S band. - Great job everyone.

A couple of weeks ago I was at a UK microwave event and was asked " Now we have the antennas, when will the hardware be launched?"
-Rapidly followed by: "What is being launched?"

I'm not often stuck for an answer on satellite topics, but I was on this occassion.

Does anyone know:

Is there a plan
Is there any hardware being built / purchased
Is there a committee sitting somewhere creating a specification so they can say - Who can build us this for us....?

Currently within AMSAT there is a lot of work going on designing modules for space. HF VHF UHF together with L S and C Band are all being assembled in various parts of the world.
We collectively have the designs / people and ability to make this happen.

I just hope it is all happening, but 'under the radar'

Thanks

David





On this photo you see the new 2&70cm ham radio antenna which was
unded by AMSAT-NA and made by volunteers.
ttp://iss.ontwikkel.nl/ISSPICS/newhamantennebig.jpg
On this photo you see an ISS crew member installing the 
IS (Automatic Information System) ship tracking antenna.
ttp://iss.ontwikkel.nl/ISSPICS/isscolumbusbig.jpg
Both antenna's areinstalled on the ISS Columbus module.
Thanks to Lou McFadin (W5DID), Amsat-NA, ESA and all the
eople who worked on this project.
73's Cor PD0RKC
am Radio In Space:
ttp://iss.ontwikkel.nl





-----Original Message-----
From: Cor <c.wielenga at hetnet.nl>
To: amsat-bb at amsat.org
Sent: Tue, 24 Nov 2009 23:43
Subject: [amsat-bb] Re: New Ham antenna to be installed on the ISS Columbusmodule tomorrow, 



n this photo you see the new 2&70cm ham radio antenna which was
unded by AMSAT-NA and made by volunteers.
ttp://iss.ontwikkel.nl/ISSPICS/newhamantennebig.jpg
On this photo you see an ISS crew member installing the 
IS (Automatic Information System) ship tracking antenna.
ttp://iss.ontwikkel.nl/ISSPICS/isscolumbusbig.jpg
Both antenna's areinstalled on the ISS Columbus module.
Thanks to Lou McFadin (W5DID), Amsat-NA, ESA and all the
eople who worked on this project.
73's Cor PD0RKC
am Radio In Space:
ttp://iss.ontwikkel.nl
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