----- Original Message ----- From: "andy thomas" [email protected] To: "amsat" [email protected] Sent: Saturday, December 03, 2011 2:51 PM Subject: [amsat-bb] VO52 and QRP FM
This is an important debate in difficult times.
I am with G7HIA on this one, namely that *** if there is no damage to the satellite *** a QRP (below 5w handy) operation might be considered to be feasible on a centre frequency.
It is not our bird to give permission. There are of course two transponders on board.
If permission were given ONLY for QRP in effect this means that WE must police this. It would be for us to discorage alligators.
(Technically alligators can already use the bird anyway but don't).
73 de andy g0sfj
Hi Andy, G0SFJ
Do not try to infect VO-52 with FM
CW and SSB is just what you and the others have to do.
BTW, you can't access VO-52 in FM with a 5 watt HT and arrow antennas because for a decent QSO in CW and SSB you need at least 50 watt and a 13 dBi 70 cm antenna.
We, operators of VO-52 linear transponder on CW and SSB we have a lot of counter measures against any FM intruder into the VO-52 linear passband.
73" de
i8CVS Domenico