RE: [amsat-bb] diagrams

["Frederick M. Spinner" <fspinner@xxxxxxxxxxx>]

Hmm, if one has all of the drawings and techincal info, then could 
concevably reverse engineer the command and control frequencies/links...

I think this is why some data is "secret" on AO-40 and other sats.  Again 
"security by obscurity" isn't the best bet, but it does make it a little 
harder for someone to jam the uplink on the control freqs...

Fred W0FMS



>From: kevin schuchmann <kschuchm@pacbell.net>
>To: "amsat-bb" <amsat-bb@AMSAT.Org>
>Subject: [amsat-bb] diagrams
>Date: Thu, 4 Dec 2003 20:02:09 -0800
>
>Hi All,
>     I would like to make a request now in the early life of EAGLE, that
>detailed drawings, diagrams and schematics be kept of EAGLE.
>
>    Part of AMSAT'S bylaws is  "Encouraging development of skills and the
>advancement of specialized knowledge in the art and practice of amateur 
>radio
>communications and space science."
>
>    I have asked before for detailed info on AO40 and have found that that 
>some
>systems are proprietary, and there are no component level schematics
>available for the general viewing...
>
>    I would also like to see the detailed info on ECHO, but I already 
>figure
>that since most of the systems belong to Spacequest that those will not be
>available either...
>
>   Now before anyone jumps.... I know there is lots of info out there...
>and a lot of good articles have been written....
>
>  But I for one would pay to have the "EAGLE technical manual"
>a very detailed manual of the inner workings of the sat,minus any sections
>involving command  of course...
>
>  I'm sure there are others that might feel the same way,some to learn, 
>some
>just for curiosity sake,  plus who knows you might get some bright young 
>hams
>interested in becoming the next wave of sat builders...
>
>73
>Kevin
>WA6FWF
>
>p.s. if someone on the BOD thinks this might have merit please forward it 
>to
>Robin...
>
>
>
>
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