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G8TZJ > AMSAT 13.03.05 15:40l 51 Lines 1916 Bytes #999 (0) @ WW
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Subj: Re: Ham sats - no longer worth it?
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From: G8TZJ@GB7CRV.#16.GBR.EU
To : AMSAT@WW
G0FTD wrote:-
> * Single channel/single user modes suck - it's transponder passband
> operation that is preferred.
But if you have a dual band handheld and a handheld 2 / 70 beam, a
beginner can work via the sats. So they are usefull to the beginer to get
them hooked. SSB / CW operation via a sat requires a more complex setup
and that can discourage someone to get into the sats. FM is a useful
introduction.
> * The exotic modes like 2.4Ghz up/70cm down and PACSATS are not of any
> real tangible use to Mr Average.
It all depends on where you live in the world and how much QRM there is on
2m and 70 cms.
> Also (correct me if I'm wrong) but AMSAT reconfigured at least one
> PACSAT in case it needed to be used in the Tsunami disaster for about
> 1 month - I don't think it got used !
Not re-configured, FM repeater mode is one of the normal operating modes
for AO-51. Yes it was not used. I dont see how it could have been, as a 10
min pass is not useful for emergency use.
> As I understand it it will soon be a *pre-requisite* to have an
> internet connection just to use a RADIO SATELLITE.
That has not yet been decided. Discussions are still going on, on how to
distribute the keps.
> Amateur satellites as we know it are as good as dead now - an era has
> passed which only a few in the 21st century will be able to remember.
Radio administrations expect us to move with the times to use new modes /
bands to show that we are using them. Without technological advancment
amateur radio will stagnate. Onward and upward.
Eagle is currently being built as a replacement sat for AO-40. It will be
based on the tried and tested AO-13 framework and will no doubt include as
many bands as possible to please as many users as possible.
73 - Andrew, G8TZJ @ GB7CRV.#16.GBR.EU
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