1. 1 CubeSat Ground Station Grant Shiroma January 16, 2002

2. 2 Antenna z Transmit/Receive EM Signal to/from Satellite z Design ySatellite Antenna ySatellite Power Output zDirectional Antenna yTracking yRotator

3. 3 VHF/UHF Transceiver z VHF/UHF RF Signals  Baseband z Amateur Radio Frequencies y(VHF) 2M / 144 MHZ y(UHF) 70cm / 440 MHZ

4. 4 T erminal N ode C ontroller z Data/Commands  Digital Modulation z Similar to Computer Modem

5. 5 Computer z Send/Receive Data/Commands to TNC z Satellite Tracking

6. 6 Ground Station Block Diagram ComputerTNC VHF/UHF Transceiver Rotator (if necessary) Antenna