[amsat-bb] GOLF Equipment

[Stephen E. Belter]

Clint,

I haven't heard definitive details, but the plan was for two radio systems for GOLF-TEE.  One radio system is a V/u linear transponder similar to Fox-1E.  So a station capable of working FO-29, RS-44, or Fox-1E is likely to work.  

This will be a LEO satellite that includes a de-orbit system for testing.  We need to demonstrate de-orbiting so that we can launch into higher orbits.

The second radio system is a 10 GHz downlink that will support 1 Mbps.  You'll need a 10 GHz antenna that can be steered to track a LEO satellite and probably a low-noise block downconverter (LNB) feeding an SDR.  I think similar receivers are used for QO-100, so a Google search may yield some designs that are currently working, although QO-100 is nearly stationary.

My sources are
https://www.amsat.org/greater-orbit-larger-footprint-an-introduction-to-the-amsat-golf-program/
and page C-1 and C-2 of the 2020 edition of AMSAT's Getting Started With Amateur Satellites.

73, Steve N9IP
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Steve Belter, seb at wintek.com
 

On 7/18/20, 3:11 AM, "AMSAT-BB on behalf of Clint Bradford via AMSAT-BB" <amsat-bb-bounces at amsat.org on behalf of amsat-bb at amsat.org> wrote:

    What is anticipated as a “starter” station to wotk the first GOLF satellite to be deployed?

    Clint Bradford K6LCS
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