Just worked a pass of VO-52, only two signals heard calling CQ and I was calling on CW. Plenty of room for more activity.
73 Bill K3SV ----- Original Message ----- From: "John Geiger" <aa...@fidmail.com> To: "i8cvs" <domenico.i8...@tin.it>; "Amsat - BBs" <amsat-bb@amsat.org>; "Vince Fiscus, KB7ADL" <vlfis...@mcn.net> Sent: Tuesday, February 22, 2011 8:28 PM Subject: [amsat-bb] Re: Considerate satellite operations behavior. > If you don't like the FM satellites, instead of complaining that we need > more linear satellites (like I have seen suggested), HOW ABOUT USING THE > ONES WE HAVE?? VO52 is an excellent satellite and it is hardly > overcrowded, > at least in the US. Many times there is only one or two stations on it. > > 73s John AA5JG > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "i8cvs" <domenico.i8...@tin.it> > To: "Amsat - BBs" <amsat-bb@amsat.org>; "Vince Fiscus, KB7ADL" > <vlfis...@mcn.net> > Sent: Tuesday, February 22, 2011 11:23 PM > Subject: [amsat-bb] Re: Considerate satellite operations behavior. > > >> ----- Original Message ----- >> From: "Vince Fiscus, KB7ADL" <vlfis...@mcn.net> >> To: <amsat-bb@amsat.org> >> Sent: Monday, February 21, 2011 7:56 PM >> Subject: [amsat-bb] Re: Considerate satellite operations behavior. >> >>> Turn Off all the FM birds. ;-) >> >>> No, we told them a dozen times already. Stop building FM crap, and do a >>> HEO or at least as minimums, LEO's with linear transponders and >>> Vuala! Problem solved. But no, they are committed to Fox now, which >>> mean more whining. >>> >>> Anyone remember this degree of whining back when there was a HEO? >>> >>> >> >> Hi Vince, KB7ADL >> >> To get an idea of the high technical quality QSO's on HEO satellites >> with not this degree of "whining" like novadays on the FM LEO birds >> I suggest to read the old AMSAT-BB messages available in the archive >> beginning from the early 2000 to 2004 when AO40 was alive and well. >> Here is the address: >> >> http://www.amsat.org/amsat/archive/amsat-bb/index.html >> >> Pulling for P3-E ! ! >> >> 73" de >> >> i8CVS Domenico >> >> _______________________________________________ >> Sent via AMSAT-BB@amsat.org. Opinions expressed are those of the author. >> Not an AMSAT-NA member? Join now to support the amateur satellite >> program! >> Subscription settings: http://amsat.org/mailman/listinfo/amsat-bb > > _______________________________________________ > Sent via AMSAT-BB@amsat.org. Opinions expressed are those of the author. > Not an AMSAT-NA member? Join now to support the amateur satellite program! > Subscription settings: http://amsat.org/mailman/listinfo/amsat-bb _______________________________________________ Sent via AMSAT-BB@amsat.org. Opinions expressed are those of the author. Not an AMSAT-NA member? Join now to support the amateur satellite program! Subscription settings: http://amsat.org/mailman/listinfo/amsat-bb
