Re: [amsat-bb] P3D information

[K5OE@xxxxxxx]

Come on guys!  You make it sound like only an AO-10-class station will be able to access the bird.  The satellite isn't always at apogee.  It's perigee passes will be at least as long as a typical LEO's duration and the link margin predictions easily indicate omni antennas at home or a mobile rig with an Arrow Antenna would work FB.  Remember, its "the satellite for everyone."
73,
Jerry, K5OE


Bob Bruninga <bruninga@nadn.navy.mil> writes:

<< On Thu, 5 Oct 2000, Jon Ogden wrote:

> Let's be realistic about this folks.  Working P3D at 43,000 KM is far
> different than working UO-14 at 900 KM.  BIG DIFFERENCE.
 
Like 33 dB!  So if you do it with 5W into UO-14 you need 10,000 W to do
it with P3D!  But P3D does have GAIN antennas where as UO-14 does not.
But this still only makes up a fraction of the difference...

Bob


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