Re: [amsat-bb] 2.4GHz QRM

[Sil - ZL2CIA <zl2cia@xxxxxxxxx>]

Emily,

Uplinks? No. Not at all. Ever. You are right.

Downlinks? Yes, in rare cases, soft of.

My experience is that poorly designed 434
equipment without stable oscillators can be a problem.

Did this actually stop me hearing a satellite?
Well... No.



Sil

Emily Clarke wrote:
> At 01:46 AM 8/2/2006, Sil - ZL2CIA wrote:
> 
>> Emily,
>>
>> 434 MHz devices are quite a problem here. The ZL amateur 70cm 
>> allocation runs from 430 MHz to 440 MHz and we don't the the luxury of 
>> the frequencies above 440 MHz for repeater use. [....]
> 
> 
> 
> Sil - I understand that this is causing problems - pagers in the 147MHz 
> range here in the US cause the same problem.  However, will 434 
> interfere with amateur satellite uplinks in the 435-438 MHz range when 
> they are 800km to 36000km in space?
> 
> 73,
> 
> Emily
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