[amsat-bb] Re: A0 40 replacement

[M5AKA]

> From: Gus
> The only problem with this, is that certain components can't be
> miniaturized.  Example: Antennas.  And HEO satellites need more
> sophisticated antennas.

Trueand the antenna system used on Aeneas showed how you can have a deployable 2400 MHz dish on a CubeSat. See pic at bottom of 

http://amsat-uk.org/2012/09/13/amateur-radio-cubesats-to-launch-from-vandenberg/

Deployable  directional antennas can be built into CubeSats.

BTW For those that haven't seen it yet the AMSAT-DL update presentation given in July can be seen at 


http://www.batc.tv/streams/amsat1306


73 Trevor M5AKA