Re: [amsat-bb] [sarex] PACSAT Live QSO's?

[Margaret Leber <maggie@xxxxxxxxxxxx>]

"KF4FDJ (Mike in Ft. Myers, FL)" wrote:

> A handful of operators relay APRS packets through AO27 now, on an
> experimental basis.
>... In my opinion, this is no more annoying than some of the "roger > beeps" you hear

It's also a much more effective use of the time on the bird. Considering
you're unlikely to get much more info (callsign, gridsquare, signal
report) though a typical AO-27 weekend pileup  pass by voice...and a few
packet bursts could swap data with a *lot* more stations! :-)

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