15 Sep
2006
15 Sep
'06
2:14 p.m.
John,
You say "I still like S1/C, but if there is decision that it isn't feasible for non-technical reasons and we can't be absolutely certain that L/C will remain available everywhere through 2030, C/X is better than LS2/C by providing better worldwide availablity [sic] of the satellite."
My proposal (S2/C primary + L/C at apogee) is based on the best technical solution, as recognized at SDO, with mitigation for the political issues. I feel that if we abandon this opportunity to use the best band for the job, S2, we will never solve the Region 1 issue and we might as well give the band back. S2 has all the advantages of S1 without the interference noise.
Rick W2GPS AMSAT LM2232