I think the users can and will determine the abbreviations. We have given them some names they can use and understand. Let them do the rest.
On Oct 9, 2006, at 9:08 PM, John B. Stephensen wrote:
The linear mode shorthand can just remain U/V and L/S although many users probably still say mode B or mode S. If we start with 3- letter abbreviations that are easy to remember, LSL and HSL for low- speed and high-speed satellite link might work.
73,
John KD6OZH
----- Original Message ----- From: "Frank Brickle" brickle@pobox.com To: "Louis McFadin" w5did@amsat.org Cc: "'AMSAT Eagle'" Eagle@amsat.org Sent: Tuesday, October 10, 2006 03:24 UTC Subject: [eagle] Re: Service class names
They are good names, and I think they should be adopted as the official designators. Unfortunately the average length is 11.8 characters so you can bet they will be abbreviated. It might not be a bad idea to nail down the shorthand names as well. (The obvious contractions (UVL, LSL, TXM, LRA, HRA) don't ring clearly to my ear.)
73 Frank AB2KT
Louis McFadin wrote:
For what it's worth, I like Matt's names. They are simple and elegant. You don't have to look them up in a book to understand them.
On Oct 9, 2006, at 11:51 AM, Matt Ettus wrote:
The more I think about it, the more I think we don't need to name anything. We just say the satellite has these users:
U/V Linear L/S Linear Text messaging Low Rate ACP High Rate ACP
By not having an ordering, nobody gets slighted, and there is less confusion.
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