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* Control software for steerable antenna | * Control software for steerable antenna | ||
** Test with ISS and FUNcube prior to HackSat launch | ** Test with ISS and FUNcube prior to HackSat launch | ||
* Antenna Feeder | |||
** We have a some good quality coax. We're unsure if there is enough to reach the antenna with the mast raised. | |||
** The received signal will be very weak. Losses in the feeder would probably render it unreadable by the time it reaches the receiver. | |||
*** One solution is to add a linear amplifier. | |||
*** Another option is to mount an rPi/funcube device to the mast and run Cat5 back to the space. This would be difficult to reach if it needed attention, however. | |||
== Signal Decoding == | == Signal Decoding == | ||
