RE: [amsat-bb] MARScom with HAM downlink ?

["A.J. Farmer \(AJ3U\)" <ajfarmer@xxxxxxxxxx>]

I guess you have never heard of MARS.  Many HAMs also participate in MARS.
Don't worry, this is not a military satellite that is going to "take over"
part of the Amateur allocation.  It is essentially another Amateur
satellite, but with a slightly different mission.

Here is some info about MARS:

http://www.marsgateway.net/mission.html

73!

A.J. Farmer, AJ3U
http://www.aj3u.com



-----Original Message-----
From: owner-AMSAT-BB@amsat.org [mailto:owner-AMSAT-BB@amsat.org] On Behalf
Of William Leijenaar
Sent: Tuesday, January 25, 2005 2:36 AM
To: amsat-bb@amsat.org
Subject: [amsat-bb] MARScom with HAM downlink ?

Hi AMSATs,

I just read about the MARScom satellite project on the internet.
I just read the following:

>The uplink to the satellite will occur between 249 to 254 MHz and downlink 
>will occur between 27 >to 29 MHz. This will allow us to utilize the Navy's 
>MARS bandwidth. Since the MARS frequencies are >an amateur band, encryption

>will not be required on our system.

You can find it under:
http://web.ew.usna.edu/~raft/Passive_communications_system.htm

It seems to me that ham frequencies are use to avoid any encryption, and 
propably also for a cheap downlink frequencies...  This all  for a 
"Navy/Marine Corps Military Affilliate Radio System"...
Espacially he the word "Millitary" doesn't taste to well for me in 
combination with a ham downlink.

What this satellite will contribute to the international ham community ???
In what part of the 27...29MHz band the downlink will be ???
In the ham-satellite section ??? (I really hope not...)

You can not use 137MHz area ? its also satellite section and none ham.

73
William
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