Oscar satellites, amateur radio in space
Abstract
The history of amateur radio satellites is reviewed. Attention is given to the Canadian role in the development of the Orbiting Satellite Carrying Amateur Radio OSCAR payload carried aboard the Discoverer 36 satellite. Recent progress in developing new generation amateur radio satellites is addressed with reference to the AMSAT satellite which will retransmit emergency location transmitter signals from aircraft in distress. The position of the ELT is determined by computer processing of doppler information.
- Publication:
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Canadian Domestic and International Satellite Communications Conference
- Pub Date:
- 1984
- Bibcode:
- 1984cdsc.conf....6H
- Keywords:
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- Canadian Spacecraft;
- Domestic Satellite Communications Systems;
- Histories;
- Radio Communication;
- Satellite Design;
- Airborne/Spaceborne Computers;
- Aircraft Communication;
- Evolution (Development);
- Onboard Data Processing;
- Power Conditioning;
- Satellite Networks;
- Space Communications, Spacecraft Communications, Command and Tracking