[amsat-bb] Re: ESA lunar probe

[Lee Maisel]

I don't see why Hams couldn't be involved in the design of the communications for the probe...

On Nov 5, 2011, at 11:11 AM, R Oler <orbitjet at hotmail.com> wrote:

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> I wrote:  (and the time delay makes it well a unique form of transportation)..transportation should obviously be "communication".
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> the reality of a lunar transponder (or even a packet system) would be that it would encourage a lot of things that the FM sats do not...and discourage a lot of bad things...it wont happen I know because of a lot of reasons...but it would change our hobby and the satellite part of it for the better.  RGO WB5MZO life member AMSAT ARRL NARS 
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> From: orbitjet at hotmail.com
> To: w7lrd at comcast.net
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> Subject: RE: [amsat-bb] ESA lunar probe
> Date: Sat, 5 Nov 2011 10:59:48 -0500
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> 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
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> 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
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> Just for the sake of conversation and thinking.  What would the link budget look like for a transponder on the moon.  
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> Bob W7LRD
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> 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
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> http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/science-environment-15574653
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> 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...
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> 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...
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> Robert G. Oler WB5MZO Life Member AMSAT ARRL NARS
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