[amsat-bb] Re: Path to HEO

[Joe]

On the Outside? :-)

just like 90% of the earlier birds they are rolled or folded up until 
after deployment. IIRC: one of the first actually did use a rolled up 
tame measure for the elements.

Joe WB9SBD
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On 4/30/2013 9:51 AM, Andrew Glasbrenner wrote:
> Where do the gain antennas go on a 10x10x30cm HEO?
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> 73, Drew KO4MA
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> On Apr 30, 2013, at 9:01 AM, N0JY <n0jy at lavabit.com> wrote:
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>> I wonder about the amount of time spent in the Van Allen belts on the way up there.  We're concerned about radiation at a 650 km orbit, it might take some heavy duty ($$) radiation tolerant components to survive a few years trip through the radiation belts as well as the final high orbit?
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>> Jerry
>> N0JY
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