But the ability to crossband repeat doesn't automatically mean that a radio can monitor a satellite's downlink while transmitting to it ....
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From: "Andrew Glasbrenner" glasbrenner@mindspring.com Subj: Re: [amsat-bb] Re: true duplex radios Date: Mon Jun 1, 2009 12:55 pm Size: 467 bytes To: "Clint Bradford" clintbrad4d@earthlink.net,amsat-bb@amsat.org
Really? Dual-receive, indeed. And will perform crossband repeating. But I can transmit on one band and simultaneously hear myself on another with a FT-8800?
How else would it be able to cross band repeat? Page three of the manual:
"Featuring 1054 memory channels (527 channels each for "Main" and "Sub" band), full duplex operation with independent Volume and Squelch controls, and built-in CTCSS and DCS encoder/decoder circuits, ..."
73, Drew KO4MA