<div dir="ltr">That wouldn't be unreasonable given the circumstances.... <div><br></div><div>It costs real $$$ to run any APRS service and you've just got to be thankful that someone is willing to stump the cash for your enjoyment.</div><div><br></div><div>So I say a big thanks !</div><div><br></div><div>The new 70cm downlink is a little harder to decode due to doppler... but gpredict, a FCDP+ and a small C shim seems to take care of it...   Now to finish off that new 70cm masthead preamp project and deploy.</div><div><br></div><div>73</div><div><br></div><div>Matthew</div><div>VK5ZM</div></div><div class="gmail_extra"><br><div class="gmail_quote">On 17 November 2016 at 08:06, Andrew Rich <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:vk4tec@tech-software.net" target="_blank">vk4tec@tech-software.net</a>></span> wrote:<br><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex"><div dir="auto"><div>Lol </div><div id="m_-1588668522359717414AppleMailSignature"><br></div><div id="m_-1588668522359717414AppleMailSignature">What a waste <span class=""><br><br><div>Andrew</div><div><br></div><div>-----------------------------</div>Sent from my iPhone<div>Andrew Rich</div><div>e <a href="mailto:vk4tec@tech-software.net" target="_blank">vk4tec@tech-software.net</a></div><div>w <a href="http://www.tech-software.net" target="_blank">www.tech-software.net</a></div><div>m 0419 738 223</div></span></div><div><div class="h5"><div><br>On 17 Nov. 2016, at 06:51, Marcus B <<a href="mailto:mrmabs@gmail.com" target="_blank">mrmabs@gmail.com</a>> wrote:<br><br></div><blockquote type="cite"><div>The quoted figure I have seen was US$200,000.<br><br><div class="gmail_quote"><div dir="ltr">On Wed, 16 Nov 2016, 17:46 Craig <<a href="mailto:craig@craigturner.id.au" target="_blank">craig@craigturner.id.au</a>> wrote:<br></div><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex" id="m_-1588668522359717414gmail_block_quote0"><div class="m_-1588668522359717414gmail_msg"><div class="m_-1588668522359717414gmail_msg">Anything consumes power and emits needs extensive testing and systems integration. <br class="m_-1588668522359717414gmail_msg"><br class="m_-1588668522359717414gmail_msg"></div>
<div class="m_-1588668522359717414gmail_msg">Power budgets, Weight budgets, space (as in rack space) positioning and orientation of antennas. <br class="m_-1588668522359717414gmail_msg"><br class="m_-1588668522359717414gmail_msg"></div>
<div class="m_-1588668522359717414gmail_msg">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.<br class="m_-1588668522359717414gmail_msg"><br class="m_-1588668522359717414gmail_msg"></div>
<div class="m_-1588668522359717414gmail_msg">Even if it's just swapping like for like the cost would not be trivial. <br class="m_-1588668522359717414gmail_msg"><br class="m_-1588668522359717414gmail_msg"></div>
<div class="m_-1588668522359717414gmail_msg">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.<br class="m_-1588668522359717414gmail_msg"><br class="m_-1588668522359717414gmail_msg"></div>
<div class="m_-1588668522359717414gmail_msg">Sent from <a href="http://www.typeapp.com/r" class="m_-1588668522359717414gmail_msg" target="_blank">TypeApp</a> </div>
<div class="gmail_quote m_-1588668522359717414gmail_msg"></div></div><div class="m_-1588668522359717414gmail_msg"><div class="gmail_quote m_-1588668522359717414gmail_msg">On 16 Nov. 2016, at 16:06, Andrew Rich <<a href="mailto:vk4tec@tech-software.net" class="m_-1588668522359717414gmail_msg" target="_blank">vk4tec@tech-software.net</a>> wrote:</div></div><div class="m_-1588668522359717414gmail_msg"><div class="gmail_quote m_-1588668522359717414gmail_msg"><blockquote class="gmail_quote m_-1588668522359717414gmail_msg" style="margin:0pt 0pt 0pt 0.8ex;border-left:1px solid rgb(204,204,204);padding-left:1ex"><pre class="m_-1588668522359717414m_-1210529620426691844blue m_-1588668522359717414gmail_msg">How hard is it to run a kenwood d710 in space ? <br class="m_-1588668522359717414gmail_msg"><br class="m_-1588668522359717414gmail_msg">Seriously <br class="m_-1588668522359717414gmail_msg"><br class="m_-1588668522359717414gmail_msg">Andrew<br class="m_-1588668522359717414gmail_msg"><br class="m_-1588668522359717414gmail_msg">-----------------------------<br class="m_-1588668522359717414gmail_msg">Sent from my iPhone<br class="m_-1588668522359717414gmail_msg">Andrew Rich<br class="m_-1588668522359717414gmail_msg">e <a href="mailto:vk4tec@tech-software.net" class="m_-1588668522359717414gmail_msg" target="_blank">vk4tec@tech-software.net</a><br class="m_-1588668522359717414gmail_msg">w <a href="http://www.tech-software.net" class="m_-1588668522359717414gmail_msg" target="_blank">www.tech-software.net</a><br class="m_-1588668522359717414gmail_msg">m 0419 738 223<br class="m_-1588668522359717414gmail_msg"><br class="m_-1588668522359717414gmail_msg"></pre></blockquote></div></div><div class="m_-1588668522359717414gmail_msg"><div class="gmail_quote m_-1588668522359717414gmail_msg"><blockquote class="gmail_quote m_-1588668522359717414gmail_msg" style="margin:0pt 0pt 0pt 0.8ex;border-left:1px solid rgb(204,204,204);padding-left:1ex"><pre class="m_-1588668522359717414m_-1210529620426691844blue m_-1588668522359717414gmail_msg"><blockquote class="gmail_quote m_-1588668522359717414gmail_msg" style="margin:0pt 0pt 1ex 0.8ex;border-left:1px solid #729fcf;padding-left:1ex"> On 16 Nov. 2016, at 11:35, Grant Willis <<a href="mailto:vk5gr@bigpond.com" class="m_-1588668522359717414gmail_msg" target="_blank">vk5gr@bigpond.com</a>> wrote:<br class="m_-1588668522359717414gmail_msg"> <br class="m_-1588668522359717414gmail_msg"> Folks,<br class="m_-1588668522359717414gmail_msg"> <br class="m_-1588668522359717414gmail_msg"> 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.<br class="m_-1588668522359717414gmail_msg"> <br class="m_-1588668522359717414gmail_msg"> <a href="http://forums.qrz.com/index.php?threads/aprs-by-iss-space-station-down-now-on-uhf-band.543402" class="m_-1588668522359717414gmail_msg" target="_blank">http://forums.qrz.com/index.<wbr>php?threads/aprs-by-iss-space-<wbr>station-down-now-on-uhf-band.<wbr>543402</a>/<br class="m_-1588668522359717414gmail_msg"> <br class="m_-1588668522359717414gmail_msg"> 437.550MHz<br class="m_-1588668522359717414gmail_msg"> <br class="m_-1588668522359717414gmail_msg"> The Doppler shift is going to make it hard for unattended gateways...<br class="m_-1588668522359717414gmail_msg">
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