Possible coverage of a Geosynchronous satellite at 74 degrees West – Credit NX5R
EngineerIT magazine reports on the quest by radio amateurs to get transponders on geostationary satellites.
Coverage area of Es’hail 2
The article quotes President of AMSAT DL, Peter Gülzow DB2OS, and describes the transponders planned for the geostationary Es’Hail-2 satellite, expected to be operational in 2017 at 26 degrees East.
Also mentioned is a project to build a transponder for a US satellite which could be in a geosynchronous orbit around 74 degrees West.
Read the EngineerIT article at
http://www.ee.co.za/article/radio-amateurs-quest-geostationary-satellites.html
Es’Hail-2 http://amsat-uk.org/satellites/geosynchronous/eshail-2/
What is a Geosynchronous orbit ? http://amsat-uk.org/satellites/geosynchronous/
NC5R Phase 4 Update for Palomar Amateur Radio Club November 4, 2015
http://www.ntms.org/files/Feb2016/PARC_4on4.pdf
http://amsat-uk.org/2015/11/08/geosynchronous-ham-radio-project-video/
