22 Aug
2019
22 Aug
'19
8:21 p.m.
On Thu, Aug 22, 2019 at 1:57 PM Zach Metzinger via AMSAT-BB amsat-bb@amsat.org wrote:
I do not see that your proposal encourages a new ham to build a microwave antenna, develop receivers and transmitters for our sparsely-used microwave bands, or debug why they can't hear or be heard on an amateur bird.
The downlink might not be on our microwave bands, but it is microwave and receivable by hams and thus would encourage people to build microwave antennas.
FWIW I don't think new hams would be served well to try to operate microwave sats right off the bat unless they have a lot of existing relevant technical knowledge/skill or at least determination and patience.
73, John Brier KG4AKV