Re: [amsat-bb] Amateur radio module on commercial Geo Sat?

[ka1lm@xxxxxxxxx]

On Thu, 21 Dec 2000, Phil Karn wrote:

 > >Are DSP chips "comfortable" in the space environment ?
 > 
 > If they're kept on the ground, they don't have to be confortable in
 > space.  This is a good argument for a simple bent pipe transponder.

Another argument in favor of the bent-pipe approach is the same satellite
may be able to support new modulation schemes as they become available on
the ground.

73 Steve KA1LM

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Stephan A. Greene                            sgreene@patriot.net
Amateur  KA1LM@amsat.org  Grid FM18hx        38 59'83.33"N 77 23'6.15"W
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