[amsat-bb] PhoneSat Request From NPR

[JoAnne Maenpaa]

This arrived via the ANS-Editor mailbox. Perhaps members on amsat-bb can be of assistance to NPR in regards to the Phonesats.

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73 de JoAnne K9JKM
k9jkm at amsat.org 
Editor, AMSAT Journal

From: ans-editor-bounces at amsat.org [mailto:ans-editor-bounces at amsat.org] On Behalf Of gormil at aol.com
Sent: Wednesday, April 24, 2013 17:02
To: ans-editor at amsat.org
Subject: [ans-editor] Fwd: Listening for phonesat

Hi,

Can someone in AMSAT help Goeff?  See below.

73, Gordon, NQ4K


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From: Geoffrey Brumfiel <GBrumfiel at npr.org>
To: nq4k <nq4k at arrl.net>
Sent: Tue, Apr 23, 2013 1:04 pm
Subject: Listening for phonesat
Hi Gordon,
 
I’m a reporter with NPR who’s working on a little story about some cell-phone satellites that were recently launched into space (Bud, one of the engineers here, sent me your way). Apparently, they’re transmitting to Ham radio operators around the world (see http://phonesat.org/).
 
I’m trying to track down some people who’ve detected the satellites and received some data from them.  Ideally, I’d like to talk to them on the phone or even by shortwave radio, if that could be arranged.
 
There are callsigns on the phonesat.org website. Any idea how I’d find some of these people? Or are members of the sterling park amateur radio club involved? 
 
Any help appreciated,
Geoff
 
 Geoff Brumfiel | Science Correspondent, National Public Radio | gbrumfiel at npr.org | desk: (202) 513-2446 | cell: (202) 495-8614
 
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