7 Jul
2011
7 Jul
'11
6:36 a.m.
... I for one have lost My interest in it. I think even with peak performance , it will take a class "a" ground station to hear any of the formats We're expecting . Definitely not a school project . I hope it proves Me wrong .
A handheld 2M HT and a simple antenna improvement for it are all that is necessary to hear ARISSat-1 - as designed.
Definitely a school project - as schools across the planet are anticipating the deployment. Especially schools in Russia and the U.S.
AMSAT NEWS SERVICE ANS-184 re-capped how easy it will be to monitor ARISSat-1. And if you've mis-placed or given away your February, 2011 issue of QST magazine, I have the "Getting Ready for ARISSat-1" article posted on my Web site at ...
Clint Bradford, K6LCS 909-241-7666