hi, I am a novice satellite operator, but an experienced HF, VHF/UHF ham.
I have just finished studying AO-51 systems in detail, and want to move on from voice comm to digital modes. For 96 kbps, is there any specific TNC/Modem/Combo hardware that is required, or highly recommended ? Will the same hardware work with other baud rates ?
Can you point me to a reference online ? I have the introductory books by ARRL on satellites, but they don't really have any specific information about the hardware (sources, price) , only its utilisation. My apologies if this is covered on the AMSAT website already.
BTW, I am based near Alexandria, VA and am going to design a AZ-EL auto-rotator and antenna array for AO-51 as a project, which could be interesting.
73 de N3RDX/S21X
On Mon, Jan 19, 2009 at 6:35 PM, Cox snyderb@cox.net wrote:
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Tried out a new L/U setup before the snow starts. Good D/L using 910 / Spirit-2 setup with WA4SXM the only one getting into the bbs. Negative results on the U/L using a 50 watt amp and a comet CYA-1216E yagi, vertical mounted.
73 Bruce KG4YEV FM16vt
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