johnbu (04/05/83)
I've heard various reports (rumors) that one of the Challenger shuttle crew is an amateur radio operator and that he will have a radio (2 meter) with him to make contacts as time permits. Can anyone confirm or dispute this? More specifically, if it is true, can anyone suggest a frequency he might be on? Any info would be helpful. Thanks, John Burgess, N7DCQ
larson (04/09/83)
#R:tektronix:-104700:sri-unix:1200015:000:512 sri-unix!larson Apr 6 09:31:00 1983 Dr. Owen Garriott, W5LFL, may be operating from a future shuttle flight. Initially, he had proposed using a handheld radio, and holding the antenna near a window. This was apparently turned down, with an antenna mounted inside the cargo bay being approved instead. This would limit operation to the times that the bay doors were open (and facing the earth). I believe that two meters was the proposed band. This information is mostly from my memory of an announcement on Westlink a few weeks ago. Alan