[amsat-bb] AO-51 Mode J Desense Solution

[John Mock <kd6pag@xxxxxxx>]

I have another solution to the de-sense problem.  I can tell you that the
times that i experienced the most de-sense on AO-27 was when i tried to
work the opposite coast on 5W (instead of 1W or 140mW).  Tuning up my
antenna helped, but the better solution is to use less power.  That's one
reason i typically ran 140mW on Pacific passes and 1W on transcontinental
passes; it's simply that i could hear myself better.  Alas, that didn't
work as well on UO-14, as it was so popular.  Thus i tended to strongly
prefer AO-27, even though it was harder to hear.

		       -- KD6PAG  (Networking Old-Timer, Satellite QRPer)


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