20 Nov
2013
20 Nov
'13
9:42 a.m.
Then why are those cubesats using amateur frequencies?
Dick G4BBH
Date: Mon, 18 Nov 2013 17:37:06 -0600 From: Stefan Wagener wageners@gmail.com To: Robert Bruninga bruninga@usna.edu Cc: AMSAT BB amsat-bb@amsat.org Subject: [amsat-bb] Re: Wallops Launching 12 Cubesats Tuesday 7:30 PM Message-ID: CAKu8kHDd8cKL=S2h8d7pXpDm3BK0OjOPW3=NE-Uf2HaKEh9JEA@mail.gmail.com Content-Type: text/plain; charset=windows-1252
Very simple reason.
None of these cubesat developers has made any significant attempt to rally the amateur radio satellite community. In contrast, Funcube has a great community PR "machine" and we are all very excited for them.
At the end you get what you ask for.
Stefan, VE4NSA