30 Apr
2013
30 Apr
'13
10:51 a.m.
Where do the gain antennas go on a 10x10x30cm HEO?
73, Drew KO4MA
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On Apr 30, 2013, at 9:01 AM, N0JY [email protected] wrote:
I wonder about the amount of time spent in the Van Allen belts on the way up there. We're concerned about radiation at a 650 km orbit, it might take some heavy duty ($$) radiation tolerant components to survive a few years trip through the radiation belts as well as the final high orbit?
Jerry N0JY
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