While I agree in part a lot of the telemetry satellites launched using ham freqs don't seem that relevant but in the case of Amicalsat it's highly relevant with it's science payload.
Peter, 2M0SQL
On Tue, 1 Sep 2020, 20:17 Zach Metzinger via AMSAT-BB, amsat-bb@amsat.org wrote:
On 09/01/20 13:05, Jim Walls via AMSAT-BB wrote:
Are any of these "amateur" payloads actually amateur usable transponders, or are they just telemetry transmitters on amateur frequencies?
I second that sentiment, Jim. Seems like a lot of orbiting class projects, without much amateur relevance, using our bands.
IMO, these should be Part 5 licenses in some other segment.
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