[amsat-bb] Re: The Mode B tradition

John B. Stephensen expunged (kd6ozh@comcast.net):

You're right. P3E and Eagle will operate similarly to AO-10 and AO-13 on mode B and P3E is similar to AO-13 on mode S. I don't remember making a single S-band contact outside the U.S. on AO-13. The advantage of mode B is that it works with large off-pointing angles and that is what is required for DX. I was able to work India (Bangalore) using AO-10 on mode B and that was almost on the opposite side of the earth from LA.

I mananged to work 2 VU's via AO-40, so let's not imply that it's band related.

-Steve N1JFU