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

[nathanjwhite]

I have to agree that making the hobby something that (young) people can identify with will tend to draw them to it.
One of the first aspects of amateur radio that actually caught my interest was rtty art on a Saturday morning net in the ‘70s. I remember the USS Enterprise, cartoon characters, Cheryl Tiegs... a good number of things a teen would be interested in. Dad sitting in the corner listening to a squawking radio that never seemed to be tuned in (to my ears)...? Not so interesting.
I’m sure kids today are of a similar mind.
NateN5LEX

On Saturday, February 22, 2020, 5:03 PM, Mark Jessop via AMSAT-BB <amsat-bb at amsat.org> wrote:

Sorry to say it, but if you want a sure-fire way to get younger people (and
I'm one of them) interested in learning about radio equipment and satellite
communications, this is probably one of the best ways to do it.

It's not going to be any worse than what seems to get fired around via SSTV
on the HF bands...

73
Mark VK5QI

On Sun, Feb 23, 2020 at 8:24 AM George Henry via AMSAT-BB <
amsat-bb at amsat.org> wrote:

> Another FM repeater ham sat, okay.
>
> "Meme broadcasting cube satellite"? Not on amateur frequencies, please!
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> George, KA3HSW
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> via AMSAT-BB
> Sent: Friday, February 21, 2020 11:50 AM
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> Subject: [amsat-bb] New FM repeater satellite planned: MEMESat-1
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> https://www.rtl-sdr.com/memesat-1-a-meme-beaming-cubesat-currently-in-develo
> pment/
> <https://www.rtl-sdr.com/memesat-1-a-meme-beaming-cubesat-currently-in-development/>
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> 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:
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> https://letsgo2space.com/memesat-1-3/
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> 73, John Brier KG4AKV
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