RE: [amsat-bb] Idea about an P4A (Moon relay station)

["Robert Oler" <cvn65vf94@xxxxxxx>]

Hello Joe.

What you mean that the ARRL isnt going to beat Deed Restrictions fast enough 
to allow us to install our 100 foot dish antennas? (grin).

I agree the Mars stuff is as far as amateur radio is concerned really just 
not viable.  I wish that wehad 2 or 3 upgraded AO-10's with a spattering of 
AO-7's around.

Robert


>From: "WL7M" <joe@xyz.net>
>Reply-To: "WL7M" <joe@xyz.net>
>To: <wand7980@wanadoo.be>, <amsat-bb@AMSAT.Org>
>Subject: RE: [amsat-bb] Idea about an P4A (Moon relay station)
>Date: Mon, 1 Jul 2002 11:10:23 -0800 (Alaskan Daylight Time)
>
>Imagine the size of antenna it will take in your own backyard. Doesn't make
>sense to me, and I have acres of space. Having been involved in the space
>effort in the US Air Force, I am dismayed that AMSAT may choose to spend 
>its
>members' donations on such an exotic task.
>
>The cost of the ride to the moon, much less Mars, would be prohibitively
>expensive.  I can't imagine that any nation/international agency pursuing
>such a project would entertain the idea of a supplemental payload being
>piggy backed on such a costly trip, espeically to Mars.  I'd just as soon
>that the money be put into some good LEO and eliptical orbit satellites 
>that
>will provide operating opportunities to the masses of AMSAT members, than 
>to
>a few who are financially capable of building such exotic antennas that
>would be mandatory to participate in a Mars project.
>
>Then again, I could be wrong....YMMV........
>
>73,
>Joe
>WL7M
>
>-------Original Message-------
>
>From: wanadoo
>Date: Monday, July 01, 2002 11:00:41
>To: amsat-bb@AMSAT.Org
>Subject: RE: [amsat-bb] Idea about an P4A (Moon relay station)
>
>Hi,
>
>If the moon is a crazy idea ...why is amsat putting resourses in a mars
>project ?? I wonder what use it wil have for amateurs ??
>
>73 on1dse , jan
>
>-----Oorspronkelijk bericht-----
>Van: owner-AMSAT-BB@AMSAT.Org [mailto:owner-AMSAT-BB@AMSAT.Org] Namens
>WL7M
>Verzonden: maandag 1 juli 2002 8:35
>Aan: amsat-bb@AMSAT.Org; njmcmillan@bigpond.com
>Onderwerp: Re: R: [amsat-bb] Idea about an P4A (Moon relay station)
>
>How big is your bank account? ;-)
>
>73,
>Joe
>WL7M
>
>-------Original Message-------
>
>From: Norm McMillan
>Date: Sunday, June 30, 2002 20:28:29
>To: amsat-bb@AMSAT.Org
>Subject: Re: R: [amsat-bb] Idea about an P4A (Moon relay station)
>
>HI Domenico,
>You have missed the point! The idea is not to put it in LEO because it
>is
>easier, but to put it on the moon because it is *harder*
>
>Meeting the challenge is the point!!!
>
>
>Norm, VK2XCI
>
>
>At 02:14 AM 7/1/02 +0200, you wrote:
> >Hi William PE1RAH,
> >
> >It do not make sense to put a repeater on the moon just for the simple
> >reason that it's more simple and cheap to put it into an earth orbit.
> >
> >73" de i8CVS Domenico
> >
> >
> >----- Original Message -----
> >From: William Leijenaar <pe1rah@hotmail.com>
> >To: <amsat-bb@AMSAT.Org>
> >Sent: Sunday, June 30, 2002 11:58 PM
> >Subject: [amsat-bb] Idea about an P4A (Moon relay station)
> >
> >
> > > Hi AMSATs,
> > >
> > > this weekend I was at the HAM RADIO in Friedrichshafen (Germany) and
>I
>did
> > > ofcourse visit the AMSAT-DL stand. I have met many satellite
>amateurs
>and
> > > discussed about many space topics.
> > >
> > > I did also spoke with Karl Meinzer about an P4 (moon) station, and
>he
> >agreed
> > > with me that it is technically possible to have an amateur station
>working
> > > on the moon surface.
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Robert Oler WB5MZO Houston TX


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