I don't see why Hams couldn't be involved in the design of the communications for the probe...
On Nov 5, 2011, at 11:11 AM, R Oler orbitjet@hotmail.com wrote:
I wrote: (and the time delay makes it well a unique form of transportation)..transportation should obviously be "communication".
the reality of a lunar transponder (or even a packet system) would be that it would encourage a lot of things that the FM sats do not...and discourage a lot of bad things...it wont happen I know because of a lot of reasons...but it would change our hobby and the satellite part of it for the better. RGO WB5MZO life member AMSAT ARRL NARS
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From: orbitjet@hotmail.com To: w7lrd@comcast.net CC: amsat-bb@amsat.org Subject: RE: [amsat-bb] ESA lunar probe Date: Sat, 5 Nov 2011 10:59:48 -0500
Bob...its been done here a zillion times...it wont be done with an HT and a small yagi...it will however be possible whereas a "Mars" effort is really not possible for anyone except "Goldstone class" stations (and the time delay makes it well a unique form of transportation). A small linear transponder with some horizon omni gain antennas would be a challenge, but it would be easier then moonbounce Robert G. Oler WB5MZO life member AMSAT ARRL NARS
Date: Sat, 5 Nov 2011 06:54:32 +0000 From: w7lrd@comcast.net To: orbitjet@hotmail.com CC: amsat-bb@amsat.org Subject: Re: [amsat-bb] ESA lunar probe
Just for the sake of conversation and thinking. What would the link budget look like for a transponder on the moon.
Bob W7LRD
From: "R Oler" orbitjet@hotmail.com To: "Amsat BB" amsat-bb@amsat.org Sent: Friday, November 4, 2011 4:10:00 PM Subject: [amsat-bb] ESA lunar probe
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/science-environment-15574653
to bad there cant be an amateur radio payload even a really small one...this probe should be "longer lived" then most as it should have a constant energy source...
Wonder why the Europeans are thinking of sending Phase 5A to Mars? It will probably never fly and almost no hams can be a part of that...so well why not send it to L2 in the Earth Moon systems...a halo orbit...
Robert G. Oler WB5MZO Life Member AMSAT ARRL NARS
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