[amsat-bb] FUNcube/AO-73 Mode change

[Jim Heck]

Hi Folks

As as 10:29 UTC, FUNcube is now in  permanent amateur mode (low power
beacon, plus transponder on). Planning to switch back to normal mode at
approx 20:00 UTC today.

73s Jim G3WGM

> -----Original Message-----
> From: amsat-bb-bounces at amsat.org [mailto:amsat-bb-bounces at amsat.org] On
> Behalf Of Jerry Buxton
> Sent: 29 March 2014 05:46
> To: 'B J'
> Cc: amsat-bb at amsat.org
> Subject: [amsat-bb] Re: N American Satellite Activity UP
> 
> Indeed, if the ham community gets involved because of the transponder,
> that is where the slow speed telemetry comes down and they then have a
> worldwide
> network collecting it for them!   :-)
> 
> Jerry
> 
> -----Original Message-----
> From: amsat-bb-bounces at amsat.org [mailto:amsat-bb-bounces at amsat.org] On
> Behalf Of B J
> Sent: Saturday, March 29, 2014 12:34 AM
> To: n0jy
> Cc: amsat-bb at amsat.org
> Subject: [amsat-bb] Re: N American Satellite Activity UP
> 
> On 3/29/14, n0jy <n0jy at n0jy.org> wrote:
> > When Fox-1 is completed, the whole design kit and kaboodle will be
> > published to shed the ITAR shroud (as we have done with what has been
> > developed as we go along, in the AMSAT-NA Space Symposium
> Proceedings)
> > and anyone who wants to build one can use it or adapt it (hopefully
> > keeping the ham transponder!) for their CubeSat RF design and fly it
> > in/from/for another country with their experiments.  The idea being
> as
> > JoAnne said, the radio part is proven and provides a platform so they
> > can concentrate on their experiments and build a CubeSat that handily
> > just happens to contain a transponder for hams during, or when they
> > are done with, their experiments.
> > Of course if ITAR restrictions are eased or removed, then AMSAT-NA
> > could collaborate with other countries as well and incorporate their
> > experiments as we are doing with our U.S. partners now.
> 
> <snip>
> 
> Thanks.  I'll pass this onto the group.  I figure that it might get
> much more support from the ham community if it had something for us.
> The satellite will be using some of the spectrum that's been allocated
> for amateur use, after all.
> 
> 73s
> 
> Bernhard VA6BMJ @ DO33FL
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