On 3/29/14, JoAnne Maenpaa [email protected] wrote:
Hi Bernhard,
Now if I could only convince them to include a transponder for us hams ...
FUNcube boards and the AMSAT-NA Fox-1 boards include the capability to transmit telemetry data modes and support a voice transponder. Not sure what ITAR issues prevent Fox-1 boards being used in other country's satellites.
The Fox-1 boards supply the avionics radio half of the satellite leaving the students to concentrate on designing their scientific payload. Fox boards have a documented interface for experimenters to use.
FUNcube switches between ham voice/cw modes and full power telemetry. Fox-1 boards would provide the capability to support both voice and low-rate telemetry stream simultaneously or switch to a high speed data link with no voice.
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Thanks. The bird's still in the planning stage right now so the group might be able to change the design.
Is there any way of finding out more about this?
73s
Bernhard VA6BMJ @ DO33FL