[amsat-bb] Is This AMSAT's Future?

[W3AB/GEO]

This could very well be. Tech changes over time. IMHO, Hams need to change over time to keep the hobby viable.

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On Jul 21, 2020, 20:26, at 20:26, Clint Bradford via AMSAT-BB <amsat-bb at amsat.org> wrote:
>These new projects - seems like they are “marketed” towards a very
>small segment os satellite operators.
>
>Is there truly a worthwhile “return on investment" when a ground
>station might have to include …
>
> “ … 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 … “
>
>Feels like a very few hams will partake … Exciting, indeed. But surely 
>not geared to the masses …
>
>Clint Bradford K6LCS
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