[amsat-bb] AMSAT-Francophone launches a consultation, open to all, on the amateur satellite radio service. Feel free to participate! Publié le 3 février 2019 par Xtophe

Fri Feb 8 00:27:33 UTC 2019

An amateur GEOSAT payload could cover the entire western hemisphere
and provide reliable amateur connectivity from Antartica to Greenland
and West Africa to Hawaii.

100% of amateur radio doesn't need to be difficult.  If that was the
case, turn off the repeaters.  Amateur radio is about developing
technical and operating skills to make reliable communications in
difficult and easy condition.

I could think of 100's of valuable uses for the GEOSAT.  I think it
would be awesome.

73 - Paul - W2HRO

On Thu, Feb 7, 2019 at 7:05 PM Paul Stoetzer <n8hm at arrl.net> wrote:
>
> I really doubt that "most of NA" holds this position.
>
> Now, could a geostationary satellite get boring after a while? Sure.
> The footprint never changes and once you get your setup perfected to
> the point that you can hear the transponder noise floor, there aren't
> too many challenges remaining. So, I think a satellite in a Molniya or
> other HEO may be more interesting and would offer more DX
> opportunities, but certainly an amateur transponder or satellite in
> geostationary orbit is something AMSAT will continue to pursue (and
> opportunities for other orbits, such as HEO, as well).
>
> 73,
>
> Paul, N8HM
>
> On Thu, Feb 7, 2019 at 6:43 PM sean fay <spatrickfay at gmail.com> wrote:
> >
> > Hey man
> >
> > If you read through this BB you'll find that most of NA don't want a ham
> > transponder on a geostationary sat covering North America because a GEOSAT
> > is too easy, takes away the challenge, and the point of being a sat op is
> > chasing a ghost in the sky and not just having something you can jump on
> > any minute of every hour of every day.  ¯\_(ツ)_/¯  eehhh. I personally want
> > to have to build a microwave transmitter and antenna to do this thing
> >
> > On Thu, Feb 7, 2019 at 5:23 PM John Brier <johnbrier at gmail.com> wrote:
> >
> > > I just took it.
> > >
> > > I think it's a good idea to find out what the sat community likes
> > > before you design a satellite that will be used/supported by the
> > > community.
> > >
> > > My only concern is you didn't have a question about whether or not I
> > > want a ham transponder on a geostationary sat covering North America.
> > > ;-)
> > >
> > > 73, John Brier KG4AKV
> > >
> > > On Thu, Feb 7, 2019 at 5:30 PM christophe.mcr <christophe.mcr at gmail.com>
> > > wrote:
> > > >
> > > > Good evening Ron
> > > >
> > > > I'm adding your contribution to the survey data.  If you want to add more
> > > > elements, send me your comments.
> > > >
> > > > To date we have already received more than 177 contributions (see below).
> > > > The results will be available for all AMSATs.
> > > >
> > > > During the "amateur space meetings" in France (9&10 March)  , these
> > > results
> > > > will be shared and used for exchanges between participants, including
> > > > satellite designers.
> > > >
> > > >
> > > > 73
> > > >
> > > > Christophe
> > > >
> > > >
> > > > Countrie/Number of response
> > > > France 70
> > > > United Kingdom 17
> > > > United States 14
> > > > Germany 11
> > > > Poland 11
> > > > Netherlands 9
> > > > Belgium 6
> > > > Canada 5
> > > > Italy 5
> > > > Spain 4
> > > > Argentina 2
> > > > Australia 2
> > > > Austria 2
> > > > Brazil 2
> > > > Portugal 2
> > > > Romania 2
> > > > Sweden 2
> > > > Switzerland 2
> > > > Bulgaria 1
> > > > Colombia 1
> > > > Croatia 1
> > > > Finland 1
> > > > Greece 1
> > > > Japan 1
> > > > New Zealand 1
> > > > Venezuela 1
> > > > Sénégal 1
> > > >
> > > >
> > > > Le jeu. 7 févr. 2019 à 02:46, Ron VE8RT <ve8rt at yknwt.ca> a écrit :
> > > >
> > > > > Hi,
> > > > >
> > > > >    I completed the survey a couple of days back and in retrospect I had
> > > > > one other comment to make about the survey itself.
> > > > >
> > > > >    In the section asking what bands or frequencies of operation I'd
> > > > > used or was active on the last option was "not interested".  I would
> > > > > have liked to have had another option "interested but not equipped" or
> > > > > something.
> > > > >
> > > > >    Lastly I wanted to say that I appreciate the opportunity to take the
> > > > > survey and I am curious about whether the survey results will influence
> > > > > the design team.
> > > > >
> > > > >    Ron VE8RT / FP5EK
> > > > >
> > > > > On Sun, 3 Feb 2019 15:03:54 +0100
> > > > > "christophe.mcr" <christophe.mcr at gmail.com> wrote:
> > > > >
> > > > > > Dear
> > > > > >
> > > > > > Satellite / nanosatellite project managers often wish to use amateur
> > > > > radio
> > > > > > frequencies for educational and outreach purposes. The amateur radio
> > > > > > community thus offers them a tremendous potential for monitoring
> > > their
> > > > > > fragile conception. They often ask what kind of amateur radio
> > > experience
> > > > > > would be interesting to board a cubesat or what services they could
> > > > > provide
> > > > > > with their communications systems. The answer can be simple: a
> > > > > transponder,
> > > > > > but these designers would like to bring novelty and innovation.
> > > > > >
> > > > >
> > > > > --- snipped the rest to keep it brief ---
> > > > > --
> > > > > Ron VE8RT <ve8rt at yknwt.ca>
> > > > >
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