All, Bob specifically asked about a HF to HF transponder, presumably because the opportunity was limited to such an animal. Let's keep that in mind.
73, Drew KO4MA
On May 26, 2016, at 5:27 PM, Bob- W7LRD w7lrd@comcast.net wrote:
I hear nothing about using S band. It was great on AO40 (sobsob). We cobbled together cheap S band down converters 73 Bob W7LRD
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From: "Kelly Keeton" kellyrkeeton@gmail.com To: jim@k6ccc.org Cc: "amsat-bb" amsat-bb@amsat.org Sent: Thursday, May 26, 2016 2:21:53 PM Subject: Re: [amsat-bb] HF Satellite Transponder
Just like some have no desire for VHF or higher. A major majority of hams have no gig or higher. If we limit ourselves to what we assume others want we limit progress and learning and stuff, that's not good.
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On May 26, 2016, at 1:13 PM, Jim Walls jim@k6ccc.org wrote:
Joe WB9SBD said (in part):
Extreme simple gear can get you on Mode "A"
If you have an HF radio... (Or in my case - a working one)
These days, a lot of hams don't have HF capability, and many have no desire to add that capability.
Jim - K6CCC
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