In a message dated 12/12/2010 03:18:49 GMT Standard Time, bruninga@usna.edu writes:

b) Connect a small CW transmitter on 137 KHz to the 1100m antenna and see if the LOFERS can hear it? But there is no ITU/IARU amateur satellite authorization there. But again, on-off keying of some electrons on a long ionosphereic tether would be a physics experiement, not comms.

Sorry, no allocation at 137kHz. slippery slope, don't go there.

How about a simple SDR receiver that feeds into the tlm?

David G0MRF