Re: [amsat-bb] Re: [sarex] NA1SS very active, be grateful.

[Freeman Pascal <pascal@xxxxxxxxxx>]

I believe it has quite a bit to do with amateur radio satellites.

Despite the fact that some organizations do not believe that the ISS  
is an amateur radio satellite due to it being manned I still think  
the ISS still shares many of the challenges that our own satellites  
do.  Users still need to understand uplink and downlink channels for  
various modes (digital and voice) and there is still the ever present  
doppler that must be dealt with.  Even though you can work the ISS  
with minimum equipment, you can still employ all the other gadgets  
you have installed in the shack for antenna tracking, frequency  
control, power management (pre amp, relays, etc.) that you do for  
other satellites.

If the additional thrill of talking to an astronaut gets people to  
look at the ISS and later satellites, I say GREAT!


-Freeman, N5FPP


On Nov 30, 2005, at 3:07 PM, Dave Guimont wrote:
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> Now here's a rhetorical question: (Look that one up if you don't  
> know what it means)
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> What does ISS have to do with an Amateur Radio Satellite  
> accomplishment?
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> It equates to pushing a button on your local repeater....
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>            73, Dave wb6llo@amsat.org
>                    Disagree: I learn....
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