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

[Stan <stan@xxxxxxxxxxx>]

Hello Dom and the Net:

The initial opportunity for the CC Rider concept is for terrestrial, 
full duplex high speed data links
 to demonstrate our use of microwaves and to expand existing data links 
with a modern technology.

After refinement, expansion of use, and knocking down the material costs 
with volume,
we will be ready for high speed satellite data links.

I am ready for multiple units now, either fabbed or in kit form.

Please note that Pacific Wireless has finally introduced their  5.7 GHz 
gridded dishes.

WE also need to demonstrate a presence on the 2400 MHz band to maintain 
our claim to this
wifi and wireless telephone band.

Ditto for the 3.4, 5.7, 10.3 GHz bands.

Stan, WA1ECF




i8cvs wrote:

>Hi Ed and Douglas
>
>I was working very hard for two years in preparation of P3D around
>a 10 watt  2400 MHz uplink and a 10.5 GHz downlink for very small
>or nothing at all.
>
>And infact my 2400 MHz uplink was used only one time during a
>succesfull  S/K control station skeduled test on AO40
>
>Actually my 10.5 GHz downlink (10450-10452 MHz ) system is
>usable only to measure the sun noise to test if the system is still
>working  or it requires preventional maintenance in waiting for P3E
>and if P3E will use the same frequency band.
>
>In waiting for the future both systems are getting  rust in the roof.
>
>Many others in Europe did the same investing a lot of money for
>very small or nothing.
>
>Why do not implement in EAGLE what was impossible to use with
>AO40 ?
>
>The lesson is that I will prepare my equipments for C-C Rider only if
>and only when C-C Rider will succesfully operate in orbit and not
>before.
>
>73" de
>
>i8CVS Domenico
>
> ----- Original Message -----
>From: Edward R. Cole <al7eb@acsalaska.net>
>To: <Dquagliana@aol.com>; <amsat-bb@AMSAT.Org>
>Sent: Thursday, November 04, 2004 7:40 AM
>Subject: Re: [amsat-bb] Is anyone working on equipment for C-C Rider?
>
>
>  
>
>>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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