Re: [amsat-bb] Is anyone working on equipment for C-C Rider?

["Edward R. Cole" <al7eb@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Douglas,

Not to my knowledge but it has recently been discussed by a former Amsat
Pres. on the Road Runners Microwave Group's listserv.  The appeal was for
development of terrestrial repeaters following the C-C Rider concept.
Development will likely come from either Amsat RF engineers or by one of
the larger microwave societies like RMG, NTMS, SBMS, etc.  Perhaps the
former Pres. will comment :-)

This will not be a trivial project so it will not happen overnight.  I
would guess it could take up to two years from onset to bring into reality.
 Once a working model is produced, home stations could be made by
essentially copying the repeater RF and SDR components.  The thought is if
enough large mw clubs were to make copies that might establish a minimum
demand to interest one of the mw kit mfrs to tool up.

73's Ed - AL7EB
50 MHz - 24 GHz
Amsat member #3212

At 09:47 PM 11/3/2004 -0500, Dquagliana@aol.com wrote:
>Tom Clark W3IWI notes in his paper "C-C Rider: A new transponder 
>concept for amateur satellites" that "...none of us have 
>suitable C-band equipment in our shacks. Any program to 
>develop satellite hardware will need to be matched with a 
>parallel development of user hardware."
>
>Has anyone started working on the transmitters and receivers
>for C-C Rider, or on their own C band equipment for C-C Rider?
>
>Is anyone building C-C Rider style transmitters, receivers, or
>ground-based repeaters?
>
>Anyone? Anyone?
>
>Douglas KA2UPW
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