[amsat-bb] Transponders For Rent???

[Ev Tupis]

 This is interesting for sure, Michelle.
Traditionally, amateur satellites (and symbiants) have been self-contained RX and TX systems.

Conjecture follows...If DVB-S2 could be negotiated to provide the downlink, the missing component is an uplink within the amateur bands (just restating you).
That means (if it can be negotiated), our work is cut in half because we are reduced to providing the uplink (RX) side and a pathway to the DVB-S2 downlink.  Of course, this is an oversimplification because we would also need all of the things that make a symbiant palatable to the host system.
Interesting thought experiment, though.
Ev



    On Tuesday, July 30, 2019, 4:26:39 PM EDT, Michelle Thompson via AMSAT-BB <amsat-bb at amsat.org> wrote:  
 
 Since the potential rentable birds generally all use DVB-S2 as a downlink,
then the work Phase 4 Ground is doing to bring that entire standard to open
source amateur radio use would seem to be quite relevant.

Different question is how to handle amateur uplinks, but there are some
internet backhaul options there that would work very well as an
intermediate step.

Great question and discussion.

-Michelle W5NYV

On Tue, Jul 30, 2019, 13:04 Brad Smith via AMSAT-BB <amsat-bb at amsat.org>
wrote:

> Yes, I would rent in a minute. This would be my solution for working the
> sats. in the Wisconsin Winter!
> Brad Smith KC9UQR
> <So, like "FM Tower for Rent", signs as seen all over the U.S., could we
> soon see "GEO TV Satellite transponder for rent" as well ?Maybe this could
> be an answer to a ham GEO transponder ?>
>
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