Hi Bruce, Well said :-)

What come into mind is that AMSAT-UK took the opportunity to get a transponder on SSETI Express and as far as I know are now working on something for ESEO.

The groups from Delfts have participated in the AMSAT-UK Colloquium for 3 or 4 years. In 2007 more Cubesat groups were represented as well.

We (AMSAT) can work in two directions - one to get one or more HEO's or perhaps GEO's up and working - two to make transponders that can be used by the university group satellites as the communication part during their often very short operating periode. When the operating periode ends we have a transponder to use.

In AMSAT-OZ we are also working along these lines. We have started a project inspired by David Bernhard on the satellite on a PCB project - but our first priority is to get a transponder ready for inclusion in someone elses satellite.

Unfortunately we have limitted resources. Therefor it may take some years.

Take a look at:

http://wiki.amsat.dk/index.php/Main_Page

During the Autumn semester we had students from Spain, France, England Denmark and Poland working on the project - and more to come next semester.

73 OZ1MY Ib