You can already find out more about the prototype maximum power point tracker that will be used to power the software defined transponder on Fox-2!
http://edge.rit.edu/edge/P13271/public/Home
Bryce KB1LQC
On Fri, Feb 14, 2014 at 2:25 PM, Clayton Coleman kayakfishtx@gmail.comwrote:
Hi Michael
You're in luck. The Phase 2 Fox series are based on the SDX transponder as tested on ARISSat-1 and not your favorite "flying repeaters."
Learn more by visiting the "Meet the Fox Project" page at: http://ww2.amsat.org/?page_id=1113
Welcome aboard. You can join AMSAT and renew via the web store or by calling the office.
See http://store.amsat.org/catalog/ and click on "Membership" for several options.
73 Clayton W5PFG On Feb 14, 2014 4:04 PM, "Michael" Mat_62@charter.net wrote:
If Fox 2 is a linear bird, I'll even put my money where my mouth is and renew my long dormant membership in AMSAT because I will feel that they are moving in a direction that I and many others have interest in. If
it's
just another flying repeater though well..... YAWN....I'm getting sleepy now. 73, Michael, W4HIJ
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