Re: [amsat-bb] Sat-capable multiband HF rigs

[Bob Bruninga <bruninga@xxxxxxxx>]

Bob Asked:
> >Another question is whether these radios will operate FM up and SSB
> >down so that we can get back to playing with AO-16, LO-19 or IO-26?

G6LVB responded:
> FWIW in split mode the FT-817 will not only TX/RX 
> across bands, it will also TX/RX across modes too

Well then, its time to light a fire and lets get AO-16, LO-19 and IO-26
back into DIGIPEATER mode and lets get someone to write us a PSK SOUNDCARD
decoder and we will have 3 brand new satellites that can be worked with a
protable and a laptop!  These satellites were enabled for APRS digipeating
years ago, but due to the unique requirments for PSK hardware TNC's, they
never got popular.

COnversly, PSK-31 has shown how instantly popular a sound-card decoder can
be and how it can alomst instantly get people to try a new mode...  With
the demise of some of our satellites, it seems to me worthwhile to
revitalize these birds...

A sound-card manchester encoder has been available for the uplink for
several years by KA2UPW.  The documentation is available at:

   http://members.aol.com/dquagliana/upw/index.html

de WB4APR@amsat.org, Bob

PCsat Design        http://web.usna.navy.mil/~bruninga/pcsat.html
CUBESAT Designs     http://web.usna.navy.mil/~bruninga/cubesat.html
APRS LIVE pages     http://web.usna.navy.mil/~bruninga/aprs.html
APRS SATELLITES     http://web.usna.navy.mil/~bruninga/astars.html
MIM/Mic-E/Mic-Lite  http://www.toad.net/~wclement/bruninga/mic-lite.html


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