ARS Ground Station Rev. 2
Engineering
Baskin Engineering Senior Design (CE/EE 129A/B/C)
The purpose of this project is to design and build an Amateur Radio Station that will be able to track and communicate with satellites operating on Ham radio (amateur radio) frequencies. This service will be available to those on campus with a radio license and for future students who wish to improve upon the design of ARS Rev.1 and Rev 2.
The ARS Ground Station project Rev. 1 was proposed last year but remains incomplete to this day. Although the previous ARS Ground Station team was unsuccessful in completing the project, they provided this year's project with the necessary foundation to continue towards the completion of a working ground station. There are multiple motivations that spur on this project; in cases of emergencies where phone lines or communication goes down, there needs to be an alternative way of reaching out for help other than depending on normal means of communication such as cell phone or internet networks. Furthermore, this will allow those who already possess a Ham license to have access to the ground station, which in turn may spark the interest of others who wish to partake in amateur radio.
