[OZAPRS] ISS gate RTLSDR

[Craig]

Anything consumes power and emits needs extensive testing and systems integration. 

Power budgets, Weight budgets, space (as in rack space) positioning⁣ and orientation of antennas. 

I imagine the systems engineering and integration of something like that would run into the high 10's if not low 100's of thousands.

Even if it's just swapping like for like the cost would not be trivial. 

Then the time of the crew for installation, with crew time and rest being managed down to the minute. The fact that an Amateur Radio got installed in the first case is fantastic.

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On 16 Nov. 2016, 16:06, at 16:06, Andrew Rich <vk4tec at tech-software.net> wrote:
>How hard is it to run a kenwood d710 in space ? 
>
>Seriously 
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>> On 16 Nov. 2016, at 11:35, Grant Willis <vk5gr at bigpond.com> wrote:
>> 
>> Folks,
>> 
>> The VHF ISS digipeater I understand is off air due to equipment
>failure. I believe they have moved it up to 70cm until a replacement
>can be flown to ISS in late 2017.
>> 
>>
>http://forums.qrz.com/index.php?threads/aprs-by-iss-space-station-down-now-on-uhf-band.543402/
>> 
>> 437.550MHz
>> 
>> The Doppler shift is going to make it hard for unattended gateways...
>> 
>> Grant VK5GR
>> 
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