Soon someone will respond stating that CW should be the only communications medium for nets and that they wouldn't participate unless the net was on a HEO satellite. Even better, the individual won't pay their dues for AMSAT unless they are the designated net control station.

73 Clayton W5PFG On Sep 25, 2013 3:35 PM, "Wayne Estes" [email protected] wrote:

WA4HFN wrote:

How many satellite ops have D STAR radios ? Join us tomorrow night on REF 60B at 0100 utc

W9AE replies:

I've seen AMSAT net announcement messages for years, and NEVER understood them. The messages never specify a terrestrial frequency or an amateur satellite. This leads me to the conclusion that the AMSAT net doesn't use ham radio as the communications medium.

What communications medium is used to conduct the AMSAT net?

Is it on a 2-way channel on a commercial satellite? Is it on the Internet? What is REF 60B?

If the AMSAT net doesn't use ham radio, why not?

Please explain...

Wayne Estes W9AE Oakland, Oregon, USA ______________________________**_________________ Sent via [email protected]. Opinions expressed are those of the author. Not an AMSAT-NA member? Join now to support the amateur satellite program! Subscription settings: http://amsat.org/mailman/**listinfo/amsat-bbhttp://amsat.org/mailman/listinfo/amsat-bb

It's still on weekly, on 20 meters. 14.282, 18:00z-19:00z for random checkins, bulletins at 19:00z.

Net controls are Keith, W5IU and Larry, W7LB.

Greg KO6TH

Rob Roschewsk wrote:

I remember the good ol' days when the amsat net was weekly on 75 meters (was it Tuesday nights?) and wa2lqq (sk) was net control ... On Sep 25, 2013 4:35 PM, "Wayne Estes"[email protected] wrote:

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WA4HFN wrote:

How many satellite ops have D STAR radios ? Join us tomorrow night on REF 60B at 0100 utc

W9AE replies:

I've seen AMSAT net announcement messages for years, and NEVER understood them. The messages never specify a terrestrial frequency or an amateur satellite. This leads me to the conclusion that the AMSAT net doesn't use ham radio as the communications medium.

What communications medium is used to conduct the AMSAT net?

Is it on a 2-way channel on a commercial satellite? Is it on the Internet? What is REF 60B?

If the AMSAT net doesn't use ham radio, why not?

Please explain...

Wayne Estes W9AE Oakland, Oregon, USA ______________________________**_________________ Sent via [email protected]. Opinions expressed are those of the author. Not an AMSAT-NA member? Join now to support the amateur satellite program! Subscription settings: http://amsat.org/mailman/**listinfo/amsat-bbhttp://amsat.org/mailman/listinfo/amsat-bb

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