Fox-1: The New Era of Amateur Radio Satellites

摘要

Lately, the world of ham satellites has been turned on its head. The price of satellite launches has risen astronomically, so when it comes to building satellites on a shoestring budget, big is out and small is in... and these days, small means CubeSat. A CubeSat looks just like you would imagine - a small, cube-shaped satellite. The CubeSat concept was co-conceived several years ago by Professor Jordi Puig-Suari of California Polytechnic State University along with Professor Bob Twiggs, KE6QMD. Soon universities started building CubeSats as teaching tools, making colleges the new launch customers on the block.