[amsat-bb] Re: Considerate satellite operations behavior.

[Bill Gillenwater]

Just worked a pass of VO-52, only two signals heard calling CQ and I was 
calling on CW.  Plenty of room for more activity.

73 Bill K3SV

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "John Geiger" <aa5jg at fidmail.com>
To: "i8cvs" <domenico.i8cvs at tin.it>; "Amsat - BBs" <amsat-bb at amsat.org>; 
"Vince Fiscus, KB7ADL" <vlfiscus at mcn.net>
Sent: Tuesday, February 22, 2011 8:28 PM
Subject: [amsat-bb] Re: Considerate satellite operations behavior.


> If you don't like the FM satellites, instead of complaining that we need
> more linear satellites (like I have seen suggested), HOW ABOUT USING THE
> ONES WE HAVE??  VO52 is an excellent satellite and it is hardly 
> overcrowded,
> at least in the US.  Many times there is only one or two stations on it.
>
> 73s John AA5JG
>
> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: "i8cvs" <domenico.i8cvs at tin.it>
> To: "Amsat - BBs" <amsat-bb at amsat.org>; "Vince Fiscus, KB7ADL"
> <vlfiscus at mcn.net>
> Sent: Tuesday, February 22, 2011 11:23 PM
> Subject: [amsat-bb] Re: Considerate satellite operations behavior.
>
>
>> ----- Original Message -----
>> From: "Vince Fiscus, KB7ADL" <vlfiscus at mcn.net>
>> To: <amsat-bb at amsat.org>
>> Sent: Monday, February 21, 2011 7:56 PM
>> Subject: [amsat-bb] Re: Considerate satellite operations behavior.
>>
>>> Turn Off all the FM birds.   ;-)
>>
>>> No, we told them a dozen times already.  Stop building FM crap, and do a
>>> HEO or at least as minimums, LEO's with linear transponders and
>>> Vuala!   Problem solved.  But no, they are committed to Fox now, which
>>> mean more whining.
>>>
>>> Anyone remember this degree of whining back when there was a HEO?
>>>
>>>
>>
>> Hi Vince, KB7ADL
>>
>> To get an idea of  the high technical quality QSO's on HEO satellites
>> with not this degree of  "whining" like  novadays on the FM  LEO birds
>> I suggest to read the old AMSAT-BB messages available in the archive
>> beginning  from the early 2000 to 2004 when AO40 was alive and well.
>> Here is the address:
>>
>> http://www.amsat.org/amsat/archive/amsat-bb/index.html
>>
>> Pulling for P3-E ! !
>>
>> 73" de
>>
>> i8CVS Domenico
>>
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