Re: [amsat-bb] Mode-B vs Mode-J VERSUS Mode-S

[Scott Townley <nx7u@xxxxxxxx>]

Jon,
Don't know the true origin, but it's codified in the FCC rules that the 
amateur/satellite segment at L-band is space-to-earth only.


At 17:44 2003-06-19, Jon Ogden wrote:
>And Fred, correct me if I am wrong, but is 1269 allocated everywhere in 
>the world to hams?  I forget the reason why there's no L band downlink but 
>I thought it had something to do with allocations in some parts of the world.
>
>I probably have it wrong, but if I don't it would be  a shame to lock out 
>part of the world's hams with just an L band uplink.
>
>73,
>
>Jon
>NA9D
>
>On Thursday, Jun 19, 2003, at 10:06 America/Chicago, Frederick M. Spinner 
>wrote:
>
>>Technically its a good idea, but I still think most of the AO-40 users do 
>>not have 1269 MHz uplink equipment.  So this idea, while technically 
>>good, does place a burden on many in the group.
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>Jon Ogden
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Scott Townley NX7U
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