Dave,

The report sez "Current Mode: Listen before transmitting"

AO-7 has been switching between mode A and B on it's 24 hr timer. "Listening" allows you to determine which mode is currently active.

But you probably knew that ;-)

Vy 73, John Meeks KC8ZFN

On Thu, 27 Dec 2007, Dave Guimont wrote:

The Weekly Satellite Report under AO7 says:

Listen before transmitting!

Is there some kind of "listening" one should be aware of??.

We learned that 80 years ago in ham radio....That applies to any am/ssb/cw/fm modes, even if transmitting "in the blind" in an emergency....

All sorts of weird ideas floating around now???

        73, Dave, WB6LLO
            dguimon1@san.rr.com

                Disagree: I learn....

           Pulling for P3E... 

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