proposing a new gentleman's rule...
In light of hearing some stations calling "CQ" or "CQ Satellite" and then failing to reply to the terurn calls, I have realized that there is a need for a new procedure to be used when calling "CQ" on satellites. This is needed in order to address multiple satellites sharing a common uplink frequency, and having overlapping(or nearly-so) footprints. In particular, AO-51 and AO-16 are using 145.92 FM for their voice uplinks, and their footprints are presently seperated by only a few minutes.
Perhaps the considerate operator should be naming the satellite that they are trying to use while calling, in order to avoid confusion or frustration when the operator's calls might be inadvertently received on multiple sats at once.
Any thoughts?
Auke de Jong VE6PWN DO33go Edmonton, AB
That's the way I have always done it, since the days of RS-10/11 and 12/13... "CQ AO-27" or whatever.
George, KA3HSW
----- Original Message ----- From: "Auke de Jong, VE6PWN" sparkycivic@shaw.ca To: "AMSAT-BB" amsat-bb@amsat.org Sent: Monday, February 18, 2008 4:47 PM Subject: [amsat-bb] proposing a new gentleman's rule...
In light of hearing some stations calling "CQ" or "CQ Satellite" and then failing to reply to the terurn calls, I have realized that there is a need for a new procedure to be used when calling "CQ" on satellites. This is needed in order to address multiple satellites sharing a common uplink frequency, and having overlapping(or nearly-so) footprints. In particular, AO-51 and AO-16 are using 145.92 FM for their voice uplinks, and their footprints are presently seperated by only a few minutes.
Perhaps the considerate operator should be naming the satellite that they are trying to use while calling, in order to avoid confusion or frustration when the operator's calls might be inadvertently received on multiple sats at once.
Any thoughts?
Auke de Jong VE6PWN DO33go Edmonton, AB
----- Original Message ----- From: "Auke de Jong, VE6PWN" sparkycivic@shaw.ca To: "AMSAT-BB" amsat-bb@amsat.org Sent: Monday, February 18, 2008 11:47 PM Subject: [amsat-bb] proposing a new gentleman's rule...
In light of hearing some stations calling "CQ" or "CQ Satellite" and then
failing to reply to the terurn calls, I have realized that there is a need for a new procedure to be used when calling "CQ" on satellites. This is needed in order to address multiple satellites sharing a common uplink frequency, and having overlapping(or nearly-so) footprints. In particular, AO-51 and AO-16 are using 145.92 FM for their voice uplinks, and their footprints are presently seperated by only a few minutes.
Perhaps the considerate operator should be naming the satellite that they
are trying to use while calling, in order to avoid confusion or frustration when the operator's calls might be inadvertently received on multiple sats at once.
Any thoughts?
Auke de Jong VE6PWN DO33go Edmonton, AB
Yes !
Waiting for P3E continue to use the old procedure and linear transponders on VO-52 and OSCAR-7
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i8CVS Domenico
So I guess it's nothing new then! I wish I could have been around to have AO-10 and 13, THOSE must have been good times! I'd like to see that mentioned in some of the available literature on using satellites. Thanks to all who replied.
73's Auke VE6PWN
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