OZ1MY wrote:
I think we should say thank you to our friends in SA for a new one.
73 OZ1MY Ib
Well said, Ib!
In the US we have an old saying, "Don't look a gift horse in the mouth". It means do not be critical of others' generosity. It applies here. The Sumbandila team could have just ignored the amateurs and left no room for a secondary payload. As I understand it the repeater makes use of their secondary command and control radio system, which is likely why it is FM based. Frankly I am embarrassed by the complaining and such that has been posted on their blog and here on the -bb by a very few short-sighted amateurs.
There are more university sized satellites being launched every year. Instead of complaining about this or that, how about building some hardware and offering it to these projects. Offer to help them with some problem they have, and perhaps they will help us with our need to get payloads into orbit.
73, Drew KO4MA