Long term store and forward? Have it log APRS formatted messages sent to a specific user (SPACEACE). When the unit is recovered, post the results to a website.
Could you tell the good guys from the bad by having the good guys use a PL tone and subtract that data from the whole leaving (mostly) bad guys?
What sort of orbit is this likely to be in? Which frequencies would you target?
Kenneth - N5VHO
-----Original Message----- From: amsat-bb-bounces@amsat.org [mailto:amsat-bb-bounces@amsat.org] On Behalf Of Robert Bruninga Sent: Tuesday, February 06, 2007 11:28 AM To: amsat-bb@amsat.org Subject: [amsat-bb] RX only satellite?
There may be a Satellite opportunity for a ham radio RX only payload. No TX allowed.
Any ideas? It will be recoverd one year later.
All I can come up with is a satellite band moniitor that scans the satellte bands and makes a one year survey of QRM and stores it in flash. That is, recording frequency and signal strength and position for a year.
Problem is, I cannot figure out how we could use the data to tell the good guys from the bad guys so it wouldn't tell us much I don't think?
Any other ideas for a RX only space application? Of educational interest? Anyone interesetd in developing the band monitor payload?
Bob, WB4APR
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