Re: [amsat-bb] PSK-31 Questions

[Bob Bruninga <bruninga@xxxxxxxx>]

Everyone transmits for the full 8 minute duration of the pass because it
is full duplex.  THey use multi-rx-decode software so they are listeining
to everyone at once..

Donno how they are going to make sense out of it, but is like being in a
CHAT room.  I guess...

bob
 On Wed, 27 Nov 2002, Jeffrey Davis wrote:

> Bob,
>
> Been following your psk-31 discussion with much interest but I have a
> question.
>
> Since the pass time is quite short (LEO), and even shorter when you
> assume that a contact made might well be made with someone who
> is about to lose "sight" of the bird; a typical contact may well be a
> minute or less.
>
> It's an intriguing concept since it opens the window for simultaneous,
> mulitple users, however, the fixed data rate means that only so much
> info can be exchanged in, say one minute (or am I confused about the
> properties of psk-31?).
>
> I am curious how you see a "typical" psk-31 contact playing out for the
> operator? Do you see this being automated contacts (robot) or more standard
> keyboard to keyboard QSOs?
>
> --
> Jeff Davis, Ke9v
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de WB4APR@amsat.org, Bob

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