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Preparing for Space
437.175 MHz!
This is where all the cool CubeSats will be this summer (OK, at least ours). We received our IARU coordination letter today, and now we have a frequency. So, if you happen to be listening to 437.175 MHz this summer, you may hear our satellite passing overhead! Don't forget to compensate for Doppler. …
Building Equipment on the Ground to Talk to Our CubeSat
In addition to building the CubeSat itself, we have to build the equipment on the ground that is going to talk to the CubeSat when it flies overhead. Yesterday a group of students started building our ground station antenna, while another tested the ground transmitter. …