[amsat-bb] Re: ESA lunar probe

[R Oler]

Bob...its been done here a zillion times...it wont be done with an HT and a small yagi...it will however be possible whereas a "Mars" effort is really not possible for anyone except "Goldstone class" stations (and the time delay makes it well a unique form of transportation).  A small linear transponder with some horizon omni gain antennas would be a challenge, but it would be easier then moonbounce Robert G. Oler WB5MZO life member AMSAT ARRL NARS

Date: Sat, 5 Nov 2011 06:54:32 +0000
From: w7lrd at comcast.net
To: orbitjet at hotmail.com
CC: amsat-bb at amsat.org
Subject: Re: [amsat-bb] ESA lunar probe



Just for the sake of conversation and thinking.  What would the link budget look like for a transponder on the moon.  
Bob W7LRD





From: "R Oler" <orbitjet at hotmail.com>
To: "Amsat BB" <amsat-bb at amsat.org>
Sent: Friday, November 4, 2011 4:10:00 PM
Subject: [amsat-bb] ESA lunar probe


http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/science-environment-15574653

to bad there cant be an amateur radio payload even a really small one...this probe should be "longer lived" then most as it should have a constant energy source...

Wonder why the Europeans are thinking of sending Phase 5A to Mars?  It will probably never fly and almost no hams can be a part of that...so well why not send it to L2 in the Earth Moon systems...a halo orbit...

Robert G. Oler WB5MZO Life Member AMSAT ARRL NARS
                                               
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