Whenever I've talked about Mode A at the AMSAT Booth at the Dayton Hamvention, all I've ever gotten was rolled eyes and/or total lack of interest. They seem to like orbiting FM Repeaters and modes/frequencies that few people are equipped for. With the old RS Mode A Birds, you could do pretty well with a 10M GP and a Ringo Ranger. IMHO...... 73, Bob K8BL (AMSAT since 1979)
________________________________ From: "Vince Fiscus, KB7ADL" vlfiscus@mcn.net To: amsat-bb@amsat.org Sent: Wednesday, November 6, 2013 10:51 AM Subject: [amsat-bb] Re: AO-7 Mode A
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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