[amsat-bb] Re: Satellite Satire

[Tony Langdon]

At 02:19 AM 12/1/2011, Gordon JC Pearce wrote:
>On 30/11/11 13:34, Trevor . wrote:
>
>>Current research is based on platforms between 17 and 22 km high. 
>>At that height they could provide coverage over a radius of up to 500 km.
>
>Roughly equivalent to NVIS HF communications, then.

One of those over SE Australia would be a very interesting 
proposition - a repeater that could potentially cover all of one 
state, parts of 3 others and the ACT.  :)  In other parts of the 
country, you'd get lightly used rural repeaters, which could be 
useful for travellers.  Wondor how much one of those could be put up for.

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