Hi John, W0JAB I also missed AO40 in my opinion it was the best satellite ever made by AMSAT
Pulling for P3E ! 73" de i8CVS Domenico ----- Original Message ----- From: "John Becker" <w0...@big-river.net> To: <amsat-bb@amsat.org> Sent: Sunday, April 24, 2011 12:41 AM Subject: [amsat-bb] Re: FO 29 help > 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 _______________________________________________ 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
