[amsat-bb] Re: Thermocouple power

[don <donmc@xxxxxxxxxx>]

Its certainly possible, but the only system I have any knowledge of is 
by using the heat produced by radioactive decay. This was /is used by 
various military satellites in the 1980's at least. Maybe it still is.

Try this url for a bit of info.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Radioisotope_thermoelectric_generator

Don.  ZL1THO
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