SpaceX and Ham Radio
This is a bit off-topic, but does anyone know if SpaceX has an Amateur Radio Club? Or, is anyone on this group work at SpaceX in Hawthorne? Or even someone from the Hawthorne area?
I'm going to be visiting the SpaceX facility in the not-to-distant future and would like to chat with someone about radio in the area. Please contact me off list at my callsign at amsat.org.
73, Keith
Just from a telephone conversation with a SpaceX media relations person last year, SpaceX is interested in amateur radio ... Others will better answer you.
Clint K6LCS
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I gave a speech to the SpaceX internal radio DSP group some years ago. There are lots of hams there. Unfortunately, they are not well able to talk about their work or be contacts for SpaceX to outsiders, and nor will you if you get hired. The Falcon 9 carries several USRP-based radios and the flight-computer OS is Linux - their own distribution. Other Open Source software is heavily used by SpaceX. The mission control systems are built on LabView (proprietary). I got a factory floor tour and saw several interesting space things they had on hand.
Thanks
Bruce
On Mon, Mar 8, 2021 at 10:26 AM Keith E. Brandt, WD9GET wd9get@amsat.org wrote:
This is a bit off-topic, but does anyone know if SpaceX has an Amateur Radio Club? Or, is anyone on this group work at SpaceX in Hawthorne? Or even someone from the Hawthorne area?
I'm going to be visiting the SpaceX facility in the not-to-distant future and would like to chat with someone about radio in the area. Please contact me off list at my callsign at amsat.org.
73, Keith -- Keith E Brandt, WD9GET
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On 08/03/2021 15:43 Bruce Perens via AMSAT-BB <amsat-bb@amsat.org> wrote: I gave a speech to the SpaceX internal radio DSP group some years ago. There are lots of hams there. Unfortunately, they are not well able to talk about their work or be contacts for SpaceX to outsiders, and nor will you if you get hired. The Falcon 9 carries several USRP-based radios and the flight-computer OS is Linux - their own distribution. Other Open Source software is heavily used by SpaceX. The mission control systems are built on LabView (proprietary). I got a factory floor tour and saw several interesting space things they had on hand. Thanks Bruce On Mon, Mar 8, 2021 at 10:26 AM Keith E. Brandt, WD9GET <wd9get@amsat.org mailto:wd9get@amsat.org > wrote: > > This is a bit off-topic, but does anyone know if SpaceX has an Amateur Radio Club? Or, is anyone on this group work at SpaceX in Hawthorne? Or even someone from the Hawthorne area?I'm going to be visiting the SpaceX facility in the not-to-distant future and would like to chat with someone about radio in the area. Please contact me off list at my callsign athttp://amsat.org . 73, Keith -- Keith E Brandt, WD9GET *This message transmitted with 100% recycled DHMO-free electrons xb ----------------------------------------------------------- Sent via AMSAT-BB(a)http://amsat.org . AMSAT-NA makes this open forum available to all interested persons worldwide without requiring membership. Opinions expressed are solely those of the author, and do not reflect the official views of AMSAT-NA. Not an AMSAT-NA member? Join now to support the amateur satellite program! View archives of this mailing list at https://mailman.amsat.org/hyperkitty/list/amsat-bb@amsat.org To unsubscribe send an email to amsat-bb-leave(a)http://amsat.org Manage all of your AMSAT-NA mailing list preferences at https://mailman.amsat.org >-- Bruce Perens - CEO at stealth startup. I'll tell you what it is eventually :-) ----------------------------------------------------------- Sent via AMSAT-BB(a)amsat.org. AMSAT-NA makes this open forum available to all interested persons worldwide without requiring membership. Opinions expressed are solely those of the author, and do not reflect the official views of AMSAT-NA. Not an AMSAT-NA member? Join now to support the amateur satellite program! View archives of this mailing list at https://mailman.amsat.org/hyperkitty/list/amsat-bb@amsat.org To unsubscribe send an email to amsat-bb-leave(a)amsat.org Manage all of your AMSAT-NA mailing list preferences at https://mailman.amsat.org
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I'm not looking for trade secrets or anything to do with flying radios. I'm going to be taking several business trips to the SpaceX facility over the next several months and looking for local repeaters & hams for my enjoyment during my travels.
On 08-Mar-21 14:43, Bruce Perens wrote:
I gave a speech to the SpaceX internal radio DSP group some years ago. There are lots of hams there. Unfortunately, they are not well able to talk about their work or be contacts for SpaceX to outsiders, and nor will you if you get hired. The Falcon 9 carries several USRP-based radios and the flight-computer OS is Linux - their own distribution. Other Open Source software is heavily used by SpaceX. The mission control systems are built on LabView (proprietary). I got a factory floor tour and saw several interesting space things they had on hand.
Thanks
Bruce
On Mon, Mar 8, 2021 at 10:26 AM Keith E. Brandt, WD9GET <wd9get@amsat.org mailto:wd9get@amsat.org> wrote:
This is a bit off-topic, but does anyone know if SpaceX has an Amateur Radio Club? Or, is anyone on this group work at SpaceX in Hawthorne? Or even someone from the Hawthorne area? I'm going to be visiting the SpaceX facility in the not-to-distant future and would like to chat with someone about radio in the area. Please contact me off list at my callsign at amsat.org <http://amsat.org>. 73, Keith -- Keith E Brandt, WD9GET *This message transmitted with 100% recycled DHMO-free electrons xb ----------------------------------------------------------- Sent via AMSAT-BB(a)amsat.org <http://amsat.org>. AMSAT-NA makes this open forum available to all interested persons worldwide without requiring membership. Opinions expressed are solely those of the author, and do not reflect the official views of AMSAT-NA. Not an AMSAT-NA member? Join now to support the amateur satellite program! View archives of this mailing list at https://mailman.amsat.org/hyperkitty/list/amsat-bb@amsat.org <https://mailman.amsat.org/hyperkitty/list/amsat-bb@amsat.org> To unsubscribe send an email to amsat-bb-leave(a)amsat.org <http://amsat.org> Manage all of your AMSAT-NA mailing list preferences at https://mailman.amsat.org <https://mailman.amsat.org>-- Bruce Perens - CEO at stealth startup. I'll tell you what it is eventually :-)
CLARA - Clairemont ARA - 145.220- 103.5 Big Bear ARC - 147.330+ 131.8
Clint K6LCS
On Mar 8, 2021, at 3:24 PM, Keith E. Brandt, WD9GET wd9get@amsat.org wrote:
I'm not looking for trade secrets or anything to do with flying radios. I'm going to be taking several business trips to the SpaceX facility over the next several months and looking for local repeaters & hams for my enjoyment during my travels.
https://repeaterbook.com/index.php/en-us/ and a copy of Chirp.
On 08/03/2021 18:24 Keith E. Brandt, WD9GET <wd9get@amsat.org> wrote: I'm not looking for trade secrets or anything to do with flying radios. I'm going to be taking several business trips to the SpaceX facility over the next several months and looking for local repeaters & hams for my enjoyment during my travels. On 08-Mar-21 14:43, Bruce Perens wrote: > > I gave a speech to the SpaceX internal radio DSP group some years ago. There are lots of hams there. Unfortunately, they are not well able to talk about their work or be contacts for SpaceX to outsiders, and nor will you if you get hired. The Falcon 9 carries several USRP-based radios and the flight-computer OS is Linux - their own distribution. Other Open Source software is heavily used by SpaceX. The mission control systems are built on LabView (proprietary). I got a factory floor tour and saw several interesting space things they had on hand.Thanks Bruce On Mon, Mar 8, 2021 at 10:26 AM Keith E. Brandt, WD9GET <wd9get@amsat.org mailto:wd9get@amsat.org > wrote: > > > This is a bit off-topic, but does anyone know if SpaceX has an Amateur Radio Club? Or, is anyone on this group work at SpaceX in Hawthorne? Or even someone from the Hawthorne area?I'm going to be visiting the SpaceX facility in the not-to-distant future and would like to chat with someone about radio in the area. Please contact me off list at my callsign athttp://amsat.org . 73, Keith -- Keith E Brandt, WD9GET *This message transmitted with 100% recycled DHMO-free electrons xb ----------------------------------------------------------- Sent via AMSAT-BB(a)http://amsat.org . AMSAT-NA makes this open forum available to all interested persons worldwide without requiring membership. Opinions expressed are solely those of the author, and do not reflect the official views of AMSAT-NA. Not an AMSAT-NA member? Join now to support the amateur satellite program! View archives of this mailing list at https://mailman.amsat.org/hyperkitty/list/amsat-bb@amsat.org To unsubscribe send an email to amsat-bb-leave(a)http://amsat.org Manage all of your AMSAT-NA mailing list preferences at https://mailman.amsat.org > >-- Bruce Perens - CEO at stealth startup. I'll tell you what it is eventually :-) > ----------------------------------------------------------- Sent via AMSAT-BB(a)amsat.org. AMSAT-NA makes this open forum available to all interested persons worldwide without requiring membership. Opinions expressed are solely those of the author, and do not reflect the official views of AMSAT-NA. Not an AMSAT-NA member? Join now to support the amateur satellite program! View archives of this mailing list at https://mailman.amsat.org/hyperkitty/list/amsat-bb@amsat.org To unsubscribe send an email to amsat-bb-leave(a)amsat.org Manage all of your AMSAT-NA mailing list preferences at https://mailman.amsat.org
Nigel A. Gunn, ///shoulders.outwards.resolutions tel +1-937-971-0366 Amateur Radio G8IFF W8IFF and GMRS WRBV701, e-mail nigel@ngunn.net www http://www.ngunn.net
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