[amsat-bb] New FM repeater satellite planned: MEMESat-1

[M5AKA]

 At this stage it looks more like a dream than anything practical.
Claims to be trying to raise $30,000 to fund a launch of a 1U CubeSat but that amount is only a fraction of what it currently costs to launch one. 

However, I'm sure Warren KN4CJU will have a lot of fun and gain a great deal of useful experience in just developing the engineering model even if it never flies.

73 Trevor M5AKA

    On Friday, 21 February 2020, 17:54:58 GMT, John Brier via AMSAT-BB <amsat-bb at amsat.org> wrote:  
 
 https://www.rtl-sdr.com/memesat-1-a-meme-beaming-cubesat-currently-in-development/

The unique thing about this sat is people will be able to submit
"meme" images which it will downlink on 70cms. Common memes are images
with some humorous text overlayed which are shared on social media..
They are especially popular with younger generations so I think this
is a good way to get that segment of the population interested in ham
radio.

Official website:

https://letsgo2space.com/memesat-1-3/

73, John Brier KG4AKV
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