10 Apr
2019
10 Apr
'19
7:54 p.m.
Did RS-12/13 require a directional antenna on uplink and/or downlink? Anybody want to speculate on what will be needed for these new HF sats?
Steve AI9IN
On 2019-04-10 7:27 pm, Ray Soifer via AMSAT-BB wrote:
IARU has coordinated two Chinese satellites, expected to be launched later this year, which will carry 15-to-10-meter linear transponders. If successful, these will be the first use of 15 meters for a satellite uplink since RS-12/13 went silent in 2002. Operation of the earlier RS birds enabled much DX to be worked on otherwise dead bands. More info to follow. As a reminder, DX worked via satellite counts for Satellite DXCC, but not for other DXCC awards.
73 Ray W2RS _______________________________________________