2 Aug
2009
2 Aug
'09
5:13 p.m.
----- Original Message ----- From: "Bruce Robertson" ve9qrp@gmail.com
The AMSAT India newsletter has some great news: their proposal for Hamsat II requests that ISRO provide an elliptical or MEO orbit! Moreover, they're also asking for space on a geosynchronous bird. I suppose the latter would not necessarily benefit those of us in North America, but it would provide a fine emergency service to Asian regions and provide a pioneering example for other AMSAT groups.
I agree - something's needed, I'm noticing a drop in activity on the regular satellites, MEO would be a big boost.
Maybe there could be something from China or Russia in the next years?
Simon Brown, HB9DRV www.ham-radio-deluxe.com