[amsat-bb] GeoSat OSCAR-2024 Positive comments, no whining....(Was need HEO..please..)

[Joe Leikhim]

Ok ;

Now that I have your attention; I want this to be a positive thread. If 
it goes somewhere it provides a selling tool for potential stakeholders, 
donors, commercial entities, etc.

There are 3,440 members of AMSAT, not huge by any means. ARRL has 
161,000 members.

Add some of the other groups, AMRAD, SVHFS, AMRAD, TAPR,  any others?

Sure there is some overlap, but those members will be more likely to 
contribute.  How many would contribute to a GEO program? 35,000? if the 
average were $300, if collected over 4 years, a small amount. 
$10,500,000. The project would have to be well spelled out and provide 
interest to a wide number of experimenters. The funds would have to be 
earmarked for the project.

Can we leverage on huge success of the QO-100???

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The Spacecraft; A commercial ride along. This would solve a lot of 
problems such as:

 1. Orbital Debris Mitigation
 2. Solar Power
 3. Redundancy
 4. Thermal Control
 5. Longevity

(Please feel free to add problems _solved_. Lets be positive for once)

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The transponder:

 1. Qatar-OSCAR 100 design sure seems achievable! It is proven to
    Amateur and commercial community. When can we sign the order?
 2. 2.4 GHz S band uplink 10 GHz X band downlink
 3. Bent pipe VS digital argument:  Why not do both?  NB side stays
    analog, WB side digital like P4XT proposal

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Who benefits:?

 1. Most importantly, boomers like me who have SSB equipment need only
    to build one or two transporters. Not really that hard.
 2. Newbies techs who want to experiment and communicate digitally
 3. SAR and EM teams can actually have 365/24/7 emergency satellite
    transponders both analog and digital without the huge monthly outlay.
 4. Universities, ARISS, etc can up link from LEO satellites and ISS via
    OSCAR-2024 to simple ground stations. Uplink Doppler could be
    controlled by having those space terminals monitor a polling/beacon
    from a ground station and adjusting accordingly. Similarly
    experiments deployed in jungles can use the satellite. With
    coordination and MOU with Qatar-OSCAR 100, both satellites and
    hemispheres could each benefit from a wider footprint of both
    satellites.
 5. AMSAT ARRL, AMRAD, SVHFS, AMRAD, TAPREtc through increased interest
    in satellites, digital experimentation and ham radio in general
 6. Commercial entities gaining recognition by providing in-kind
    services. Elon Musk SpaceX, etc.

Who else benefits? Those who benefit will donate. Again _positive 
_comments right now. Problems can be fixed later.

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Joe Leikhim


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