Re: [amsat-bb] Interference on AO-51

[Nate Duehr <nate@xxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Michael Volz wrote:
> I think it's good to remember that with FM of the bandwidth being used on
> amateur satellite, you have to have about 20 times as much signal strength
> as the "interferer" to be heard Q3-4, and you must be about 50 times as
> strong to be Q4-Q5.  Thus, even 150W ERP to AO-51 can _easily_ be obscured
> by interlopers.
> 
> (I can bring up the simple equations used for this if desired).
> 
> Michael Volz  W8KAR

I'd be interested in seeing them.  I can think of a number of other uses 
for them!

Nate WY0X
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