[amsat-bb] Re: Probably a silly idea...

19 Jan 2012

      David, there is a packet radio station operating on 437.550 MHz in the Columbus module, see
UHF Station on ISS Columbus module 
http://www.uk.amsat.org/2472
Also the following from the AMSAT News Sevice (ANS) a couple of week ago:
+ Hardware proposal regarding the installation of a new Kenwood
  D710 radio in the Columbus module.
+ Hardware proposal for new power supply for ISS-Ham operations
  in the Columbus module.
+ Ongoing work with ARISS-Europe, AMSAT-Italy, ESA, and Kayser-Italia
  for implementation of the HAMTV - Digital ATV with S-band downlink
  from the Columbus Module. S-band ATV equipment would be required at
  schools for use in video ARISS contacts.
73 Trevor M5AKA
--- On Thu, 19/1/12, G0MRF@aol.com G0MRF@aol.com wrote:
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From: G0MRF@aol.com G0MRF@aol.com
Subject: [amsat-bb] Re: Probably a silly idea...
To: kl7uw@acsalaska.net, amsat-bb@amsat.org
Date: Thursday, 19 January, 2012, 20:36
Hi Ed / Dave / Group.
It seems a very long time ago now, but in the dim and
distant pass ESA  
approved a plan to have a permanent amateur station
installed inside the  
European Columbus module.
As a European (Well, on a little island over here) I'm
almost embarrassed  
to mention this because having spent a lot of contributors
money...and a lot 
of  ESA's money on some very nice antennas, the
organisers of this project 
seem to  have gone into hibernation.
Occasionally, you hear rumours of plans and rumours of
rumours but the  
reality probably is that they don't have the ability to do
the job. - I always  
think of the scene from Life of Brian where small
ineffective groups sit  
around plotting the overthrow of the Romans and just have
endless  meetings.
Sad.
Very sad.
David  G0MRF
In a message dated 18/01/2012 21:04:43 GMT Standard
Time,  
kl7uw@acsalaska.net
writes:
AS I  understand there are four antennas on the ISS
available for ham 
use.   So why does a package have to go
outside?  It can be installed  
inside, use ISS power, be turned on/off by astronauts at
will or even  
unplugged?  No batteries, no rocket propulsion,
dangerous chemicals,  
no space-rated enclosure, no EVA.
Last time I propose this I was  told to shut my mouth
and go away.
73, Ed - KL7UW
At 08:02 AM  1/18/2012, Trevor . wrote:
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PCSAT-2 did exactly that on the ISS in July  2005,
however, it was
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returned to Earth Sep 2006.
It  requires an expensive EVA to install and there
may be frequency
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coordination issues with the two amateur radio stations
already on the  
ISS.
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I wonder what the capabilities of the Kibo Robot Arm
are ?  I believe
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it can attach payloads to the exterior Exposed Facility
(EF)  with
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the need for an EVA.
73 Trevor  M5AKA
--- On Wed, 18/1/12, Raidel Abreu Espinet  cl2esp@frcuba.co.cu
wrote:
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From: Raidel Abreu  Espinet cl2esp@frcuba.co.cu
Subject: [amsat-bb] Probably  a silly
idea...
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To: amsat-bb@amsat.org
Date:  Wednesday, 18 January, 2012, 16:06
Hi all,
> This is probably a silly idea but who
knows....
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ARRISat-1 was a wonderfull satellite but
with a short life.
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The  ISS instead is a wonderfull platform,
of course I know
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how  difficult is to install inside it new
radios and
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antennas for  cross-repeaters, but how
difficult is really to
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take a small box  and firmly attach it to
some low risk part
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of the ISS, the  satellite-box will use its
own power solar
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cells and antennas and  the ISS is just the
carrier.
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It may be something  silly but probably not
difficult, if
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the astronauts made a "hand  launch" with
ARISSat-1/KEDR why
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can not them just hold it with  latches in a
low risk part of
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the ISS. Of course if a battery is  a risk
we can just design
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a simple system capable of work only in  sun
light.
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If you think this is a bad idea, just
ignore it, if not,
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well who knows, may be some day an
astronaut  attach an small
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satellite in the ISS side....
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73,
Raydel,
CM2ESP
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