[amsat-bb] Re: Is there anyway to get a linear transponder on the ISS?

[Joe]

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On 5/30/2013 12:13 AM, Andy Kellner wrote:
> Bit of a shame that the people in charge at NASA decide its worth flying an accoustic guitar to the ISS so some astronaut can have his 5 minutes of fame, but dont spend $ 2000 on a tiny FM repeater which 10.000+ hams worldwide would enjoy in many years to come, let alone the educational impact. As it has been said, if that radio would be turned down to .. lets say 5 W .. the impact on the power budget of the ISS, which currently has a power generating capacity of 84 kW (!), would be completely insignificant.
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> A bit unclear to me why NASA still seems to be keen about school contacts, but wont enable a brick-and-mortar ham to setup a demonstration at _any_ school without any further NASA envolvement, demonstrating the FM repeater .. "look, I am talking to this other guy using the International Space Station which right now passes over our heads ..."
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> My 2 c.
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> Andreas - VK4TH
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> From: Ing. Pavel Milanes Costa <co7wt at frcuba.co.cu>
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> Sent: Thursday, 30 May 2013 12:04 PM
> Subject: [amsat-bb] Re: Is there anyway to get a linear transponder on the ISS?
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> There is no provision or equipment for the job on board.
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> There is a FM repeater in U/V mode, but last time on for it back a years
> from now (2008?)
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> That time I read in some place of the internet that the FM repeater was
> a power hungry device onboard, and that's why it was turned off...
>
> They do not want to listen, or no body said to them that just turning
> the TX Power Down will fix this... or kind of...
>
> I think the repeater function involved the Kenwood radio that now has a
> malfunction...
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> so... there is no hope for now...
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> My 5 cents...
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> 73 de CO7WT
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> El 29/05/13 21:03, K5VOU escribió:
>> Just thinkin'
>> Tom K5VOU
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