[amsat-bb] Re: Art and Ham Radio in Deep Space

[R Oler]

I think the battery only theory is the shut down. Robert WB5MZO

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> On Nov 4, 2013, at 7:35 AM, "George Henry" <ka3hsw at att.net> wrote:
> 
> No solar cells = very short life.  It certainly won't still be transmitting when it reaches 3 million kilometers.  It also appears not to have a shutdown command receiver, which I thought was required of ALL satellites with downlink transmitters...
> 
> 
> George, KA3HSW
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> ----- Original Message ----- From: "M5AKA" <m5aka at yahoo.co.uk>
> To: "AMSAT BB" <amsat-bb at amsat.org>
> Sent: Sunday, November 03, 2013 3:47 PM
> Subject: [amsat-bb] Art and Ham Radio in Deep Space
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> 
>> Students at the Tama Art University are planning to send a sculpture ARTSAT2 DESPATCH along with a 435 MHz amateur radio payload into deep space.
>> 
>> http://amsat-uk.org/2013/11/03/art-and-ham-radio-in-deep-space/
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