[amsat-bb] Re: Educational Launch of Nanosatellites Youtube video

[Greg D.]

So, why oh why did nobody mention Ham radio?  UHF and VHF bands were mentioned, nice pictures of Ham antennas from hand-helds to long beams, but never amateur radio.  They talk about the value in the use of common off-the-shelf components and cell phones, but no mention of the incredible resource that the satellite-active Ham community is, nor the value of the radio bands that they will be using.  Even the mention of an HT in one of the picture it seemed like the presenter was going out of his way to not call it that.

Why is Amateur Radio a poison term?

Greg  KO6TH


> Date: Wed, 2 Mar 2011 22:06:46 +0000
> From: m5aka at yahoo.co.uk
> To: amsat-bb at amsat.org
> Subject: [amsat-bb] Re: Educational Launch of Nanosatellites Youtube video
> 
> Thanks for that link. 
> 
> Although no call signs were given in the video I understand all three of the CubeSat presenters are licensed: 
> 
> David Klumpar KD7MFJ - Explorer-1 
> 
> James Lumpp KG4YLI - KySat-1
> 
> Brian Sanders AC0RY - Hermes
> 
> 73 Trevor M5AKA
> 
> --- On Wed, 2/3/11, charlie Cantrill <ki4rdt at yahoo.com> wrote:
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> > From: charlie Cantrill <ki4rdt at yahoo.com>
> > Subject: [amsat-bb]  Educational Launch of Nanosatellites Youtube video
> > To: amsat-bb at amsat.org
> > Date: Wednesday, 2 March, 2011, 9:30
> > Here is a Youtube video describing
> > the ELaNa mission which is piggybacked on the Glory
> > Launch.ELaNa: Educational Launch of Nanosatellites - Catch a
> > Ride with Gloryhttp://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tYddpBvMOUo
> > Charlie CantrillKI4RDT
> > 
> > 
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