Just a thought on the Balloon...here in the Northeast US, a lot of Auto Dealerships put them up on weekends...tethered of course...
A little smooth talk, i.e. sponsorship of a school math/science program using their name, might let them tie the "satellite" to it. I'm sure that they eventually don't have them professionally launched but one guy in the dealership becomes the "satellite guy."
Build the coffee can, put a "simplex repeater" in it on one of the FRS frequencies (legal?) and let the kids have a go at it with their FRS walkies for the weekend. The FRS repeater can't be legal but you get the idea ;-)
Roger WA1KAT
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From: Dave Aitch [email protected] Sent: Nov 16, 2007 3:43 AM To: Howard Long [email protected], [email protected] Subject: [amsat-bb] How to build your ownSputnik
Top man Howard !
How about a balloon tethered event with your device ?
73, Dave.
That would be a very impressive demo!
Here in the US, it would have to have provisions to ID, just like a
terrestrial repeater, if it were flown below 50 kM, though. (that may even be an ITU requirement... not sure)
Excellent work on the build, Howard! Looks every bit the "official"
Cubesat. I was thinking along the lines of a large coffee can, although it wouldn't lend itself to mounting of the solar panels as well as your cube frame does. Could still work as the "core" of either a cube or hexagonal spaceframe...
73, George, KA3HSW
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