K BAND ON A0-40

摘要

One of the most significant challenges for satellite operators is K Band reception from Oscar40. The center downlink frequency is 24.048035 GHz. The transponder is 50 kHz wide. Whatfollows are my experiences as I went from conception to full operation on Oscar 40's highestoperating downlink frequency. (We're all still waiting for laser!)I will purposely include references to terrestrial 24 GHz microwave operation. One shouldconsider building for this frequency as well. Not a lot of changes are necessary and 24 GHz isbecoming more popular among the microwave community.