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Amateur Radio Satellite Echo In Orbit

Posted by timothy on from the bounce-bounce dept.

Rob Carr writes "According to a bulletin posted on the ARRL web site, the amateur satellite currently called AO-Echo has reached orbit. Ground controllers have already made contact once with the satellite, although it will be some time before the satellite is ready for general amateur radio operator use. Multiple communication modes will be available on this microsat, including FM, PSK31, and SSB. More information can be found on the AmSat web site."

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  1. Re:Amateur radio == free radio? by ThinkingGuy · · Score: 5, Informative

    It's open to any member of the public who has a amateur radio license. Flooding or jamming it would be "willful or malicious interference," which is prohibited by the FCC (and by its counterparts in all countries where amateur radio exists), and would result in one's license being revoked.