AMSAT members with the 5 GHz and 10 GHz Phase 4B geosynchronous satellite
Gary Pearce KN4AQ has released a video of the Digital Communications Conference presentation by Bob McGwier N4HY about the AMSAT payload for a geosynchronous satellite.
Possible coverage of Geosynchronous satellite 74 degrees West – Credit Bill Reed NX5R
AMSAT-NA is developing a “hosted payload” for a spacecraft that Millennium Space Systems (MSS) of El Segundo, California, is under contract to design, launch, and operate for the US government. The satellite’s potential footprint could extend over the US from the Mid-Pacific to Africa.
The amateur radio payload will comprise a Software Defined Transponder capable of supporting many different modes, including analog SSB.
Gary Pearce KN4AQ writes: We’ve been hearing about a Geosynchronous satellite for the Western Hemisphere for a while now, but not many details. In this episode from the DCC, project leader Bob McGwier N4HY fills in a lot of blanks. There’s no launch date yet, and maybe not quite enough info to start building your ground station (a ‘Five & Dime’ setup – 5 GHz up, 10 GHz down), but you can start thinking about it.
HRN 272: A GeoSync Ham Radio Satellite for the Americas – from the DCC on Ham Radio Now
[youtube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BE6ZZ3MQsNY]
What does a geosynchronous orbit look like?
https://amsat-uk.org/satellites/geosynchronous/na-gso-sat/
Previous editions of HamRadioNow http://www.youtube.com/user/HamRadioNow/videos