Hello, I agree....!!! 73 de iw5bsf Roberto
----- Original Message ----- From: "i8cvs" domenico.i8cvs@tin.it To: "William Leijenaar" pe1rah@yahoo.com; "Amsat - BBs" amsat-bb@amsat.org Sent: Monday, October 17, 2011 11:51 PM Subject: [amsat-bb] Re: KickSat - a personal spacecraft of your own in space
Hi William, PE1RAH
Well said !
73" de
i8CVS Domenico
----- Original Message ----- From: "William Leijenaar" pe1rah@yahoo.com To: amsat-bb@amsat.org Sent: Monday, October 17, 2011 9:23 PM Subject: [amsat-bb] Re: KickSat - a personal spacecraft of your own in space
Hi AMSATs,
I really wonder if this ever can and will be launched. AMSAT started with eperimental communication systems on the early oscars, and grown into highly complex satellites like AO-40, which was a real achievement for ham radio amateurs. However recent years there is a big trend on CubeSats, of which most are bleep-sats as they only send digital data (as cheap downlink ?). Luckily not all CubeSats are like that :o)
At least these CubeSats are under some kind of control, and don't survive very long or can be switched off to minimize RF polution.
When I see the idea of 100 chipsats that will all send digital RF signals I wonder where amateur satellite hobby will go into.
I see these ChipSats more like RF polution and I believe you can better put your money and effort in designing a real communication satellite.
I wonder what is the mission of these 100 chips ? (commercial ? publicity ?)
Is there any technology thing we learn from this ?
73 de PE1RAH William Leijenaar _______________________________________________ Sent via AMSAT-BB@amsat.org. Opinions expressed are those of the author. Not an AMSAT-NA member? Join now to support the amateur satellite program! Subscription settings: http://amsat.org/mailman/listinfo/amsat-bb
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