On 07/22/2014 01:18 PM, Rich/wa4bue wrote:
So there is a need to plan ahead for more accessible birds with more
Linear
transponders and other features. How do we get there?
We need wideband software receivers that can look at the entire
passband, detect individual signals and determine type, and translate
them into the downlink passband based upon an operational ruleset that
is policy driven and easily changed. Allow SSB, FM and Phil's DV at the
same time if that is what we want. Or have FM only on Friday nights to
encourage newcomers. Or pass SSB but simultaneously convert to FM on
another part of the passband so the FM only guys can hear the action.
Or whatever big imaginations and good drugs can dream up.
And since HEO is apparently out of the question, we need meshed
satellite groups so that what you uplink on one bird can be heard on the
downlink of all of the birds in the mesh. So we can extend operating
times beyond a handful of minutes.
--
Gus 8P6SM
The Easternmost Isle
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