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

[Bob Hammond]

Yes, there's room for both and a whole lot more.

Bob W7OTJ

On Wed, Jul 22, 2020 at 6:56 AM Robert Switzer via AMSAT-BB <
amsat-bb at amsat.org> wrote:

>  Clint,
> IMO there is room to promote new participation with basic FM repeaters in
> the sky, while at the same time providing
> an architecture and program for advanced operations.  The vision there is
> to also provide a blueprint for entry-level
> participation at very reasonable cost.  More work than a tape measure and
> an HT but the vision was definitely to
> help relative newcomers take it to the next level.
> There's room for both, no?
> Rob KA2CZU
>     On Tuesday, July 21, 2020, 11:26:00 PM EDT, 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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