Hello What! has Bob lost it? Love QRM! In the context of satellite communications yes QRM can be indicative of a good thing. It tells me this stuff up there is getting used. I can't tell you how many passes of AO7 right up the middle of the US my plaintive CQ calls went unanswered. Looking at the AO-7 Logbook http://www.planetemily.com/ao7/main.php our European friends are using AO-7 like no tomorrow! AO-7 has the largest footprint of all our sats. I suppose this subject makes as much sense as acronyms. 73 Bob W7LRD

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