Yep Mode A was fun .... that's where a lot of us got our start .... back then more folks had HF rigs and 2M SSB rigs were easier to come by (even for a poor college student like me) .... now I think the landscape has changed a bit .... VHF/UHF radios are in much shorter supply and I don't think HF rigs are as commonly owned either (my opinion I could be wrong)
I'm still in shock that SAREX 1 was 30 years ago .... DAM I don't feel THAT OLD.
I'm sooo looking forward to the new linear transponder birds .....
de KA2PBT
On Wed, Nov 6, 2013 at 3:51 PM, Vince Fiscus, KB7ADL vlfiscus@mcn.netwrote:
At 06:48 PM 11/5/2013 -0800, "R.T.Liddy" k8bl@ameritech.net wrote:
I've tried AO7-A a number of times, but there's never anyone there to work.
Back in the glory days of the RS Birds, Mode A was very active. I sure do miss them. They worked very well!
73, Bob K8BL
I loved the RS satellites. They're what got me hooked. I wish the plan for the next LEO was a new linear mode Mode A bird for a starter satellite not another FM 'Grid-Lock' sat.
KB7ADL
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