STATUS REPORT ON
1. ANTENNAS
Fund raising campaign
has provided sufficient money to pay for the development and manufacturing of
the combined L/S-band antennas. Funds for the UHF-band antennas could not be
The L/S-band antennas
will be installed on the MDPs (Meteorite Debris Panels) on the nadir of
A meeting with ESA,
EADS and Alenia engineers took place in
2. EQUIPMENT
A
Minutes
of these teleconferences as well as input from group members is available on the ARISS-Europe website.
The general idea is to
install a linear transponder, L-band uplink and S-band downlink. This
transponder would operate continuously.
Moreover, there would
be a DATV system, downlink only. DATV would be used on special occasions, such
as
Other uses are still
under discussion.
3. PICTURES
During the meeting in
These pictures are also
available on the ARISS-Europe website.
We will keep you informed
of
73
Gaston Bertels, ON4WF
ARISS-Europe chairman