19 Aug
2011
19 Aug
'11
5:16 a.m.
On 8/17/11 5:29 PM, Mike Schaffer wrote:
What is the official AMSAT/ARISSat1 team finding on the ARISSat-1 70cm quarter-wave receive antenna on the bottom of the satellite? I have not heard updated news about that since the jettison occurred.
As far as I know, and this is *NOT* the official word, the correct antenna was installed but the external section of the element was broken off. There's about 1.5" of antenna blade embedded in the epoxy, which is why the antenna still hears pretty well. Reports of users getting into the transponder with as little as 1W prove it can't be the dummy load.
-Phil