[time-nuts] OT - but of interest?

[Jim Lux]

On 4/26/13 6:01 AM, Bob Smither wrote:
> As many on this list are amateur radio operators the following might be of interest:
>
>    http://www.phonesat.org/
>
> The project asks amateurs to monitor transmissions from cell phones that have
> been placed in orbit.
>

Except that the transmissions are from a separate radio. The cellphones 
are being used only for their sensors.