[amsat-bb] Re: Probably a silly idea...
Trevor .
m5aka at yahoo.co.uk
Thu Jan 19 13:34:21 PST 2012
David, there is a packet radio station operating on 437.550 MHz in the Columbus module, see
UHF Station on ISS Columbus module
http://www.uk.amsat.org/2472
Also the following from the AMSAT News Sevice (ANS) a couple of week ago:
+ Hardware proposal regarding the installation of a new Kenwood
D710 radio in the Columbus module.
+ Hardware proposal for new power supply for ISS-Ham operations
in the Columbus module.
+ Ongoing work with ARISS-Europe, AMSAT-Italy, ESA, and Kayser-Italia
for implementation of the HAMTV - Digital ATV with S-band downlink
from the Columbus Module. S-band ATV equipment would be required at
schools for use in video ARISS contacts.
73 Trevor M5AKA
--- On Thu, 19/1/12, G0MRF at aol.com <G0MRF at aol.com> wrote:
> From: G0MRF at aol.com <G0MRF at aol.com>
> Subject: [amsat-bb] Re: Probably a silly idea...
> To: kl7uw at acsalaska.net, amsat-bb at amsat.org
> Date: Thursday, 19 January, 2012, 20:36
> Hi Ed / Dave / Group.
>
> It seems a very long time ago now, but in the dim and
> distant pass ESA
> approved a plan to have a permanent amateur station
> installed inside the
> European Columbus module.
>
> As a European (Well, on a little island over here) I'm
> almost embarrassed
> to mention this because having spent a lot of contributors
> money...and a lot
> of ESA's money on some very nice antennas, the
> organisers of this project
> seem to have gone into hibernation.
>
> Occasionally, you hear rumours of plans and rumours of
> rumours but the
> reality probably is that they don't have the ability to do
> the job. - I always
> think of the scene from Life of Brian where small
> ineffective groups sit
> around plotting the overthrow of the Romans and just have
> endless meetings.
>
> Sad.
>
> Very sad.
>
>
> David G0MRF
>
>
> In a message dated 18/01/2012 21:04:43 GMT Standard
> Time,
> kl7uw at acsalaska.net
> writes:
>
> AS I understand there are four antennas on the ISS
> available for ham
> use. So why does a package have to go
> outside? It can be installed
> inside, use ISS power, be turned on/off by astronauts at
> will or even
> unplugged? No batteries, no rocket propulsion,
> dangerous chemicals,
> no space-rated enclosure, no EVA.
>
> Last time I propose this I was told to shut my mouth
> and go away.
>
> 73, Ed - KL7UW
>
> At 08:02 AM 1/18/2012, Trevor . wrote:
> >PCSAT-2 did exactly that on the ISS in July 2005,
> however, it was
> >returned to Earth Sep 2006.
> >
> >It requires an expensive EVA to install and there
> may be frequency
> >coordination issues with the two amateur radio stations
> already on the
> ISS.
> >
> >I wonder what the capabilities of the Kibo Robot Arm
> are ? I believe
> >it can attach payloads to the exterior Exposed Facility
> (EF) with
> >the need for an EVA.
> >
> >73 Trevor M5AKA
> >
> >--- On Wed, 18/1/12, Raidel Abreu Espinet <cl2esp at frcuba.co.cu>
> wrote:
> >
> > > From: Raidel Abreu Espinet <cl2esp at frcuba.co.cu>
> > > Subject: [amsat-bb] Probably a silly
> idea...
> > > To: amsat-bb at amsat.org
> > > Date: Wednesday, 18 January, 2012, 16:06
> > > Hi all,
> > >
> > > This is probably a silly idea but who
> knows....
> > >
> > > ARRISat-1 was a wonderfull satellite but
> with a short life.
> > > The ISS instead is a wonderfull platform,
> of course I know
> > > how difficult is to install inside it new
> radios and
> > > antennas for cross-repeaters, but how
> difficult is really to
> > > take a small box and firmly attach it to
> some low risk part
> > > of the ISS, the satellite-box will use its
> own power solar
> > > cells and antennas and the ISS is just the
> carrier.
> > >
> > > It may be something silly but probably not
> difficult, if
> > > the astronauts made a "hand launch" with
> ARISSat-1/KEDR why
> > > can not them just hold it with latches in a
> low risk part of
> > > the ISS. Of course if a battery is a risk
> we can just design
> > > a simple system capable of work only in sun
> light.
> > >
> > > If you think this is a bad idea, just
> ignore it, if not,
> > > well who knows, may be some day an
> astronaut attach an small
> > > satellite in the ISS side....
> > >
> > > 73,
> > > Raydel,
> > > CM2ESP
> > > Este mensaje ha sido enviado mediante el
> servicio de correo
> > > electronico que ofrece la Federacion de
> Radioaficionados de
> > > Cuba a sus miembros para respaldar el
> cumplimiento de los
> > > objetivos de la organizacion y su politica
> informativa. La
> > > persona que envia este correo asume el
> compromiso de usar el
> > > servicio a tales fines y cumplir con las
> regulaciones
> > > establecidas.
> > >
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