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

[Michelle Thompson]

You are exactly right.

People (like me) that work on broadband digital systems have said
“both/and, not either/or” for years.

I codesigned FOX DUV, worked hard on Suitsat, and have raised money for ISS
Power Supply, FOX, and other analog projects.

I’m living proof that AMSAT can do anything (without threatening FM sats),
including world class LDPC error correction, fancy microwave feeds, and
more.

I’d like a lot more of the “both/and”.

So do grant making foundations. They put their money where my mouth is
because of what I have delivered and am capable of delivering in the
future.

AMSAT and ORI work with AREx is achieving almost all of the goals you
outline about advanced operations. That’s some good news!

AREx work output is open source, so all can benefit and everything can be
reused in case of the inevitable changes, delays, or redirections from the
top.

I wanted to bring much more of this sort of work to AMSAT as a Director.
It’s been a bummer to show up to a locked door, but this election could
turn that tide.

I’m optimistic.

Thank you,
-Michelle W5NYV




On Wed, Jul 22, 2020 at 06:56 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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-Michelle W5NYV

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