The XW's and CAS-4'S are loud and easy to use, in my opinion. I have managed varying levels of success with AO-7, it is my linear unicorn; as AO-85 is my FM unicorn.
Even with the lower 48 mostly being in a XW/CAS-4 pass they can be full of dead bandpass.
On Tue, Sep 10, 2019, 12:39 Burns Fisher via AMSAT-BB [email protected] wrote:
AO-7 also works best in a small sweet spot in its passband. If you don't know that it can be frustrating to hear yourself all garbled. All that said, I think most linears have relatively low use. What is your experience in Australia with the XW satellites (which work absolutely great!)?
On Tue, Sep 10, 2019 at 8:24 AM James Pierce via AMSAT-BB < [email protected]> wrote:
I’ve put out calls a number of times on AO-07 as it passes over Australia and while I hear my own single back clearly I’ve never had a reply. I guess I’m curious if there is a calling protocol I’m missing, or a particular part of the passband etc? As a higher altitude bird with great coverage it would seems logical to me that it would be popular? Am I missing something?
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