Thankfully they did, or there probably wouldn't be an Amsat today. Jeff Moore -- KE7ACY CN94 ----- Original Message ----- From: "Dave Guimont" <dguimon1 at san.rr.com> [snip] A lot of us were screaming ssb/cw (READ BANDWIDTH) when AMSAT-NA blew its wad on AO51. 73, Dave, WB6LLO dguimon1 at san.rr.com