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...All sorts of weird ideas floating around now???

No, things haven't changed...(grin)

I have been chastised for NOT telling folks that TRUE, FULL DUPLEX OPS IS MANDATORY - to monitor AO-51 and SO-50 downlinks while working them.

Of course, it IS best to have a full-duplex setup for these birds. But these sats are so easily worked with low power, that I continue to turn folks on to AMSAT and this aspect of our hobby with my "How to Work Amateur Satellites with your HT" presentation. The "demo station" equipment I use for the presentation continues to consists of a single dual-band HT at 2.5W, and improved antenna.

And so it goes....

Clint Bradford, K6LCS 909-241-7666