[amsat-bb] Re: What a shame!

Hello Art,

I would second that. The 435 MHz downlink is very difficult from this location with the PAVE PAWS, multi megawatt gov radar system.

I definitely second the use of 2M as a satellite downlink.

Stan, W1LE Cape Cod

Art McBride wrote:

I think we need to use lowest frequency for the down link as 6dB of path loss occurs for every octave increase in frequency. 2M to 70cm = (-9dB). This keeps the power budget down on the space craft. It also helps hearing the satellite and causes O/E problems to gravitate to the up link.

Art, KC6UQH