Ed,

Hopefully if all AMSAT associations, as a Consortium, work together and have a common vision,  the QO-100 success (Thanks to AMSAT-DL and Peter) may be replicated over US and Asia, with about 5 transponders on GEO’s we may have worldwide coverage 24/7 on many frequencies.

Again, I am repeating myself probably. This bird changed our life here in 3B8 with a very small active HAM population enabling us to do many QSO’s (HF not that good these days) but more important guys this side are building stuff (antennas etc..) like in the old days, also able to experiment many mode which was not possible before such as ATV, data etc…

In a nutshell, the strategy for the HAM community Worldwide and common goal is I believe what is really required. Just an appeal to our leaders globally, sit around a table and focus on putting all resources to a common vision (particularly HEO/GEO).

So keep your rigs, as may be future satellites will enable you to use these. I am an optimistic OM...

73


Jean Marc (3B8DU)

> On Feb 16, 2021, at 10:54 PM, Edward R Cole <kl7uw@acsalaska.net> wrote:
>
> I kept the two I used with AO-40.
> One unmodified converted 2401 to 123 MHz which easy to use with my old FT-847 which tuned 108-174 MHz for mode US
> Other was modified for 2401 to 435 MHz which was handy for operating mode LS where I uplinked using DEMI 144/1268 converter.
> I also kept my mku-? 2400-MHz preamp.
> Sold FT-847 in 2012.
>
> So someday maybe there will be another satellite that downlinks on 2401??
>
> I'm not currently on the sats.  I moved to eme in 1998 on 144 and 1296 in 2014.
>
> 73, Ed - KL7UW
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