[amsat-bb] HEO opertunity

[Zach Metzinger]

On 10/24/16 14:23, Edson W. R. Pereira wrote:
> Nick, Zach et al,
> 
> The suggestion for an L band uplink, or any uplink or downlink above 70cm
> for that matter, is very welcome. We absolutely need to populate the higher
> UHF and SHF bands in a way that we can justify their allocation to the
> amateur radio and amateur satellite services when we amateurs sit with
> regulators to defend them. Higher bands are more challenging to use, but
> they do offer advantages -- wider bandwidths, higher data rates, etc.

A project is underway to do just that. See this story:

http://www.arrl.org/news/amsat-seeks-volunteers-to-support-phase-4-five-and-dime-ground-terminal-effort

--- Zach
N0ZGO