[amsat-bb] New Amateur Experimental Environmental Satellite

["Robert Bruninga" <bruninga@xxxxxxxx>]

For what it is worth, the Naval Academy is exploring 
the concept for an Amateur Satellite dedicated to the 
relay of experimental data from remote experiments
and sensors.

http://www.ew.usna.edu/~bruninga/buoy.html

It would be a simple AX.25 packet relay just like
PCSAT, PCSAT2, and follow-ons, but would encourage
remote sensor applications too.  Not only would
this continue to provide a communications relay
capability, but it would also serve to encourage
Amateur Radio Experiments and applications on that
channel that are not normally welcome on the 
Amateur Satellites.

By having a dedicated channel, we hope this will
encourage a new facet of experimentation.  During
the last joint operations with PCSAT-1 and PCSAT2
a test buoy on our roof was able to get in on every
orbit and with 2 satellites, we got many successful 
passes a day.

If other schools are interested in building similar
satellites or buoys, let us know so we can share
ideas.

de WB4APR, Bob
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