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Hi All,
i just posted some pictures of the new Antenna system for ISS.
The new antenns will be shared with the Amateur radio projcets.
And are currenlty scheduled for launch this month, with a tenative
installe date of Q1 2001.
73 Miles WF1F MAREX
http://www.marex-na.org/fileshtml/galleryantenna.html
Copy from ARISS news
New external antenna system for ARISS shipped to JSC
ARISS Chairman Frank Bauer KA3HDO, reports that the new ARISS
flight antenna systems were shipped September 6th from GSFC.
The antenna systems are expected to be loaded into the MPLM
(Multi-Purpose Logistics Module) and flown on the Space Shuttle
Endeavour on the STS-108/UF-1 flight.
STS-108 is currently scheduled for a November 29 launch date.
The development of the antenna systems to be clamped on the FGB
has been possible thanks to a very close and very intense
cooperation between the Russian and the US teams. NASA's Carolynn
Conley has done a splendid coordination job between the two
agencies, running countless teleconferences to help solving the
many constructional problems inherent to such a development.
Efforts to finalize the deployment continue. Frank said: "I want
to thank all the individuals from around the
world that have enabled the ARISS team to get this far. It has
been a challenging effort. Your persistence and
can-do spirit enabled the antenna systems to go from just a dream
to reality. I really appreciate everyone's
efforts in the design, development, testing, evaluation, crew
training and shipment of these antenna systems.
Great job team!!"
The ARRL reports that there are also plans to split the current
ARISS equipment into separate ham
stations – one for 2 metres and one for seventy centimetres.
HF operation is also a possibility from the revamped stations.
The new antennas will cover HF, VHF, UHF and microwave bands up
to 2.4 GHz. They are expected to
be transported to the ISS in late November aboard the shuttle
Endeavour on the STS-108 mission. The
new antennas could be installed during a space walk early next
year after the Expedition 4 crew is
aboard. Training to install the new antennas is under way. Once
the appropriate gear is in place, ARISS
operation could extend from HF through to 2.4 GHz. The HF antenna
is a 2.5-meter long flexible tape.
This will definitely work on 10 meters and could work on 15 and
20 too. The new antennas will be
placed around the perimeter of the ISS Russian Service Module.
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