
<html><head><meta http-equiv="content-type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8"></head><body dir="auto"><div>Lol </div><div id="AppleMailSignature"><br></div><div id="AppleMailSignature">What a waste <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">vk4tec@tech-software.net</a></div><div>w <a href="http://www.tech-software.net">www.tech-software.net</a></div><div>m 0419 738 223</div></div><div><br>On 17 Nov. 2016, at 06:51, Marcus B <<a href="mailto:mrmabs@gmail.com">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">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="gmail_block_quote0"><div class="gmail_msg"><div class="gmail_msg">Anything consumes power and emits needs extensive testing and systems integration. <br class="gmail_msg"><br class="gmail_msg"></div>

<div class="gmail_msg">Power budgets, Weight budgets, space (as in rack space) positioning and orientation of antennas. <br class="gmail_msg"><br class="gmail_msg"></div>

<div class="gmail_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="gmail_msg"><br class="gmail_msg"></div>

<div class="gmail_msg">Even if it's just swapping like for like the cost would not be trivial. <br class="gmail_msg"><br class="gmail_msg"></div>

<div class="gmail_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="gmail_msg"><br class="gmail_msg"></div>

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<div class="gmail_quote gmail_msg"></div></div><div class="gmail_msg"><div class="gmail_quote gmail_msg">On 16 Nov. 2016, at 16:06, Andrew Rich <<a href="mailto:vk4tec@tech-software.net" class="gmail_msg" target="_blank">vk4tec@tech-software.net</a>> wrote:</div></div><div class="gmail_msg"><div class="gmail_quote gmail_msg"><blockquote class="gmail_quote gmail_msg" style="margin:0pt 0pt 0pt 0.8ex;border-left:1px solid rgb(204,204,204);padding-left:1ex"><pre class="m_-1210529620426691844blue gmail_msg">How hard is it to run a kenwood d710 in space ? <br class="gmail_msg"><br class="gmail_msg">Seriously <br class="gmail_msg"><br class="gmail_msg">Andrew<br class="gmail_msg"><br class="gmail_msg">-----------------------------<br class="gmail_msg">Sent from my iPhone<br class="gmail_msg">Andrew Rich<br class="gmail_msg">e <a href="mailto:vk4tec@tech-software.net" class="gmail_msg" target="_blank">vk4tec@tech-software.net</a><br class="gmail_msg">w <a href="http://www.tech-software.net" class="gmail_msg" target="_blank">www.tech-software.net</a><br class="gmail_msg">m 0419 738 223<br class="gmail_msg"><br class="gmail_msg"></pre></blockquote></div></div><div class="gmail_msg"><div class="gmail_quote gmail_msg"><blockquote class="gmail_quote gmail_msg" style="margin:0pt 0pt 0pt 0.8ex;border-left:1px solid rgb(204,204,204);padding-left:1ex"><pre class="m_-1210529620426691844blue gmail_msg"><blockquote class="gmail_quote gmail_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="gmail_msg" target="_blank">vk5gr@bigpond.com</a>> wrote:<br class="gmail_msg"> <br class="gmail_msg"> Folks,<br class="gmail_msg"> <br class="gmail_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="gmail_msg"> <br class="gmail_msg"> <a href="http://forums.qrz.com/index.php?threads/aprs-by-iss-space-station-down-now-on-uhf-band.543402" class="gmail_msg" target="_blank">http://forums.qrz.com/index.php?threads/aprs-by-iss-space-station-down-now-on-uhf-band.543402</a>/<br class="gmail_msg"> <br class="gmail_msg"> 437.550MHz<br class="gmail_msg"> <br class="gmail_msg"> The Doppler shift is going to make it hard for unattended gateways...<br class="gmail_msg">

<br class="gmail_msg"> Grant VK5GR<br class="gmail_msg"> <br class="gmail_msg"> <br class="gmail_msg"><hr class="gmail_msg"><br class="gmail_msg"></blockquote></pre></blockquote></div></div><div class="gmail_msg"><div class="gmail_quote gmail_msg"><blockquote class="gmail_quote gmail_msg" style="margin:0pt 0pt 0pt 0.8ex;border-left:1px solid rgb(204,204,204);padding-left:1ex"><pre class="m_-1210529620426691844blue gmail_msg"><blockquote class="gmail_quote gmail_msg" style="margin:0pt 0pt 1ex 0.8ex;border-left:1px solid #729fcf;padding-left:1ex"> OZAPRS mailing list<br class="gmail_msg"> <a href="mailto:OZAPRS@aprs.net.au" class="gmail_msg" target="_blank">OZAPRS@aprs.net.au</a><br class="gmail_msg"> <a href="http://lists.aprs.net.au/mailman/listinfo/ozaprs" class="gmail_msg" target="_blank">http://lists.aprs.net.au/mailman/listinfo/ozaprs</a><br class="gmail_msg"></blockquote></pre></blockquote></div></div><div class="gmail_msg"><div class="gmail_quote gmail_msg"><blockquote class="gmail_quote gmail_msg" style="margin:0pt 0pt 0pt 0.8ex;border-left:1px solid rgb(204,204,204);padding-left:1ex"><pre class="m_-1210529620426691844blue gmail_msg"><br class="gmail_msg"><hr class="gmail_msg"><br class="gmail_msg">OZAPRS mailing list<br class="gmail_msg"><a href="mailto:OZAPRS@aprs.net.au" class="gmail_msg" target="_blank">OZAPRS@aprs.net.au</a><br class="gmail_msg"><a href="http://lists.aprs.net.au/mailman/listinfo/ozaprs" class="gmail_msg" target="_blank">http://lists.aprs.net.au/mailman/listinfo/ozaprs</a><br class="gmail_msg"></pre></blockquote></div></div>_______________________________________________<br class="gmail_msg">

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