Re: [amsat-bb] HF in Space

[Stan <stan@xxxxxxxxxxx>]

Hello Steve,

Sure, pack up that IC-706MKIIG and bring it along.

HF should be OK for space craft to space craft comms as well as the 
space craft to planet/moon comm links.

I suspect that earth to spacecraft comms is also possible higher than 
the MUF.
Keep in mind the OSCAR HF uplink and downlink HF freqs like 10M and 15M.

Stan #496




steve wrote:

> I was just curious if HF radio has any use in space beyond the 
> atmosphere? It would seem if you were to use it in space, to get it back
> into the atmosphere you would have to repeat it to a frequency that 
> can go through the atmosphere.
>
> Should I plan to take my HF rig into space? :-)  Nice place to deploy 
> a big antenna.
>
>
> Steve N0FPF
>
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