[Ground-station] FutureGEO workshop participation was a success

[Michelle Thompson]

The FutureGEO workshop for Amateur Radio in Space happened in Bochum,
Germany on 19 September 2025. This workshop was held immediately before the
AMSAT-DL symposium. This was an important step forward for the amateur
radio satellite service. We had two volunteer participants and our message
about open source digital radio and modern amateur-focused solutions came
through loud and clear.

There's a clear plan forward from here. The rest of 2025 is documenting
lessons learned from QO-100, and making sure that the European Space Agency
has input from stakeholders.

2026 is demonstrating prototypes.

Linear transponders to advanced digital regenerative payloads are under
consideration.

Our memo about the event can be found here:
https://github.com/OpenResearchInstitute/documents/blob/master/Papers_Articles_Presentations/Articles_and_Announcements/FutureGEO_Workshop_Memo.md

-Michelle Thompson
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