Re: [amsat-bb] Satellite modes (Was - Hamsat or VO-52 Modes)

[Tony Langdon <vk3jed@xxxxxxxxx>]

At 12:26 PM 11/8/2005, Anthony Monteiro wrote:

>As an aside, this is why there is virtually no difference
>between mode B and mode J if you are using highly directional
>antennas. The background noise is much lower on 70cm.

But many newbie ops aren't doing this.  The "newbie factor" is a big 
problem in VK.  If I had a dollar for every CQ I heard from a station 
with no downlink...

And no one's mentioned the pirate issue either...

73 de VK3JED
http://vkradio.com
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