All,

A question. Friday between 2156 -2201 UT both SO-50 & AO-27 were visible form my QTH (in fact they had a mutual window somewhere from about 2154- 2214UT). Both birds were in the same area of the sky, so I think it'd be possible to hit both birds with my antenna pointed towards one of them.

Now for the question, since both bird operate on the same frequencies, (with SO-50 requiring a PL tone), If I'm working SO-50 Wouldn't someone working AO27 hear me as well? If they do and reply, Would I hear them from the AO-27 downlink? I know SO-50 wouldn't hear them since there is no PL (Assuming the other station did not program in a PL).

Also if the other station did have the PL, what would happen if both birds heard him and repeated the uplink? I imagine there would be some serious QRM as the signal reach my station out of phase.

If we did hear each other and completed a QSO, I can imagine the confusion when QSL's are exchanged....

Just wondering.

Clear Skies

Rick Tejera Editor SACnews, Public Outreach Coordinator Saguaro Astronomy Club Phoenix, Arizona www.saguaroastro.org http://www.saguaroastro.org/ saguaroastro@cox.net K7TEJ, AMSAT 38452