Look at cell phones and wireless LANs to see what microwave equipment can cost.
73,
John KD6OZH
----- Original Message ----- From: "Andrew Koenig" ke5gdb@gmail.com To: "Amsat BB" amsat-bb@amsat.org Sent: Sunday, February 08, 2009 03:01 UTC Subject: [amsat-bb] Re: HEO naivete
Microwave sounds really expensive. That's probably my lack of knowledge, but down converters, up converters and all of this other equipment that it would take to get on a satellite just seems like it might be too much for me.
I always use the criteria "Can a 15 year old afford it?" :-)
73 de KE5GDB (the 15 year old Satellite operator)
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