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Re: Hamsat FM
- Subject: Re: [amsat-bb] Hamsat FM
- From: Mark Saurman <vo1one@xxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Thu, 24 Nov 2005 09:51:26 -0330
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On 11/24/05, Andrew Glasbrenner <glasbrenner@mindspring.com> wrote:
> We all know FM works on transponders, MOST of us know it's not welcome because it hogs power. FM is 100% duty cycle, and steals downlink power from polite users on SSB and CW.
>
> Please leave FM to the FM satellites, and SSB and CW to the transponders.
It would be nice to see Hamsat allow FM mode for one day a week. The
only satellite that does FM and does not require tone access right now
is AO-27, and that is on the air for only 6 minutes at a time. For
those of us in northern latitudes like much of Europe, by the time
AO-27 gets up here, it switches to a minute of packet then shuts off.
Many in Europe still don't have tone boards in their radios and may
benefit from a sat which allows FM without tone guard. The Indians
use FM on their bird; there's even mention about it on AMSAT-INDIA's
webpage. If they could schedule just some time to allow FM users I'm
sure many will benefit from it and the SSB/CW crowd will still have
the vast majority of time on the satellite.
73,
Mark VO1ONE
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