Well hams use the term "cross-band contact" to refer to a QSO made using two bands, where one band is the medium from station A to station B, and the other band is the medium from station B to station A. By logical extension, a "cross-satellite contact" is exactly what was going on here.
Note that nothing stated a "cross-link" (or crosslink) between the satellites, or a "multi-hop" satellite contact. That's what you and Auke are referring to. But I'll admit that it's an unusual term that should be defined prior to use.
73, Steve W3HF
Oct 19, 2008 07:42:09 AM, jeffk13057@yahoo.com wrote: Wouldn't it have to be, for true cross-satellite operation to occur, the downlink of one satellite to be on the uplink of another? I am also not sure this is true "cross satellite" operation. I would have to agree with Auke, that any signal heard by the other sat would have to be a fluke.
73, Jeff WB2SYK
--- On Sun, 10/19/08, Auke de Jong, VE6PWN
> From: Auke de Jong, VE6PWN > Subject: [amsat-bb] Re: WB9L cross-satellite again > To: AMSAT-BB@amsat.org > Date: Sunday, October 19, 2008, 12:30 AM > isn't cross-satellite operation involving signals > travelling BETWEEN > satellites before being heard by the other station? AO-16 > and AO-51 have > their uplinks in the SAME BAND, and downlinks also in the > SAME BAND so > wouldn't that make it impossible to for either > satellite to react to the > other?? > The way I read this... you are hearing unintentional > uplinks to the > satellite you're listening on, just because the second > sat has an identical > uplink, and overlapping footprint. Please correct me if > I'm interpreting > this wrongly. > > > 73 > Auke > ----- Original Message ----- > From: > To: <> > Sent: Thursday, October 16, 2008 5:15 PM > Subject: [amsat-bb] WB9L cross-satellite again > > > > Hey folks, > > > > Mike, WB9L, and I worked cross-satellite at 22:50 UTC. > Mike was on AO-51 > > to the northeast, while I was working AO-16 to the > southwest. I heard some > > other stations that I know were working AO-51, but > didn't get any other > > contacts. Both satellites were low elevation to me > here in north Georgia. > > > > 73, > > > > Tim - N3TL > > AMSAT Member No. 36820 > > Athens,