Re: [amsat-bb] Sunsat switches to Mode J

[tlang@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx (Tony Langdon)]

Hello alf.

13 Jul 00 08:21, you wrote to Johann Lochner:

 as> However, I'm curious about the 'nkn' (e.g. 9k6 baud) convention ESL
 as> uses on the SunSat page.   Wouldn't that convention indicate 9006
 as> instead of 9600? I would think and maybe I'm just aneed'n'  educatin'
 as> in the ways of the rest of the world, but wouldn't 9.6k be more

The k when used in the manner is equivalent to a decimal point so 9k6 = 9600.

 as> accurate?  I notice that you don't use that convention on the
 as> frequency,  145.825Mhz  instead of 145M825Hz?

Well, official emission mode designators use this convention.

16K0F3E  (the FM we use through Sunsat :) ).
^^^^

Tony

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