Setting the Stage for Satellite

Setting the Stage for Satellite An alternative method of hiding RF and switch hardware, and avoiding the NIMBY factor, is to put the hardware up in the sky or into space. There have been a number of proposals and demonstration projects showing the possibility of mounting transceivers in weather balloons or unpiloted high-flying aircraft (typically at 100,000 feet or so), although as yet, none of these schemes have been taken through to full-scale deployment. Deployment of systems in space is, however, well established.