Sorry, no way will I support a SETI-type mission using amateur frequencies for their downlink. Not with my money, nor with my station resources. This clearly belongs on commercial frequencies.
George, KA3HSW
----- Original Message ----- From: "E.Mike McCardel" [email protected] To: "Amsat - BBs" [email protected] Sent: Saturday, January 30, 2016 9:27 PM Subject: [amsat-bb] ANS-031 AMSAT News Service Weekly Bulletins
AMSAT NEWS SERVICE ANS-031
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UFO Researcher To Launch CubeSat To Search For E.T. Close To Home
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Cote hopes to use amateur radio frequencies to transmit the data back to earth and a worldwide network of ham volunteers to receive it.
“We are planning to use the ham frequencies to send data down from the CubeSat to earth in hex or datafax protocol,” says Cote. “From what we understand, we should be able to send a 100kB packet every few minutes and this will enable us to send image thumbnails from space, along with some basic EM data.”
While the details of the transmissions have yet to be determined, Cote hopes to assemble a worldwide team of hams willing to receive and log whatever data the satellite captures.
“We need help from the ham community, in capturing the data and relaying it to our site,” he says. “There will be a 15-minute window for download from the CubeSat, and then another volunteer would be needed for the next 15-minute time window.”
Cote is cautiously optimistic that the satellite will provide corroboration of UFO reports from eyewitnesses on Earth. But even if the satellite doesn’t capture evidence of faraway visitors, he’s hopeful that it will record interesting natural phenomenon like meteors and solar flares.
“We can only hope that those who would like to know the truth will step forward and help,” he says.
To learn more about the project or to volunteer, visit their KickStarter page. https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/1889966504/cubesat-for-disclosure
[ANS thanks Matt W1MST and AmateurRadio.com for the above information]
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