OSCAR: Your Own Communication Satellite
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Proceedings from the International Telemetering Conference are made available by the International Foundation for Telemetering and the University of Arizona Libraries. Visit http://www.telemetry.org/index.php/contact-us if you have questions about items in this collection.Abstract
Since the advent of the space age, amateur radio operators and leisure time scientists have been involved in designing and building sophisticated spacecraft to be used for non-profit, educational and scientific communication purposes. The author describes the development of a series of communication satellites known as OSCAR (Orbiting Satellite Carrying Amateur Radio), the first of which was launched "piggyback" in 1961.Sponsors
International Foundation for TelemeteringISSN
0884-51230074-9079