----- Original Message ----- From: "Tony Langdon" vk3jed@gmail.com To: amsat-bb@amsat.org Sent: Wednesday, September 16, 2009 9:42 PM Subject: [amsat-bb] Re: RS series mode A downlink power
At 12:36 PM 9/17/2009, you wrote:
RS10/11 was a wonderful bird, with a high orbit and relatively high transponder power, it was very easy to work and the coverage was quite wide. It was a perfect beginner's satellite and a lot of guys got started in satellite operation with RS-10/11.
I loved RS-10, it was my first bird, and one of the best I've ever worked. ALso, I actually have gear for Mode A SSB/CW, but not the other modes.
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RS-10/11 was my first satellite as well, with a Drake R-4B for the downlink, and the Drake T-4XB and TC-2 transmit converter for the uplink. A homebrew 2-meter turnstile and a 10 meter dipole in the attic, and I had a blast!!
George, KA3HSW