[AMSAT-BB] Re: AO-109, how much uplink power needed.

On 08/17/21 10:08, robertinorbit@webtv.net wrote:

calling 8mW from something that should be putting out 440mW is not WORKING it is barely limping along and unusable for the user base.

Hello Robert,

It works better than empty space, which would not translate your signals from one band to another and send them back to you.

Think of it as an exercise in weak-signal work; you might need this experience in the future for a higher-orbit satellite.

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73,

--- Zach N0ZGO