2 real good points. I for one DON'T see what the big deal is about the FM birds other then being very easy.
Every time I listen it's like a free for all. Sure do miss AO-40 John, W0JAB AMSAT life member At 04:44 PM 4/23/2011, you wrote: >At 06:37 AM 4/24/2011, Kevin Deane wrote: > > >> Or he could just use FM since hardly anyone uses the SSB birds >> compared to the other sats. >> >>Although I am sure there are a million reasons not to use FM. even >>though it works just fine on the SSB birds. The feedback I got from >>the FO-29 Control Team was that SSB was pretty much "the rule" or >>"band plan" if you will. > >FM works, but it is STRONGLY discouraged for 2 reasons: > >1. It uses more of the transponder's bandwidth (meaning less users >on the bird) > >2. It uses more transponder power, which is a serious consideration, >given that many of our birds are getting old and the batteries are >getting weak. > >73 de VK3JED / VK3IRL >http://vkradio.com _______________________________________________ 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
