TOWARD THE FUTURE IN THE AMATEUR SATELLITE PROGRAM NEXT STEPS IN THE GROUND SEGMENT

摘要

As AMSAT leads amateur radio with new technologies and more frequency utilization via amateur satellites, it is necessary for the community of satellite users to make corresponding expansions and upgrades to their ground station facilities. This allows the amateur satellite program ground segment to more fully utilize the facilities available on our satellites and to expand the scope and amount of amateur operation carried via satellite.This paper specifically overviews some of the rationale behind upgrades to mode L, phase shift keying modems for satellite based packet radio, computer aids in the shack, and the AMSAT Orbital Data Management system. The purpose is not particularly to tell 'how to' implement station improvements but to tell 'why' they are needed from a broader context.