[amsat-bb] Re: FD Mess

[Gary "Joe" Mayfield]

ERP is especially fun....  Who's antenna gain numbers are you going to use??

Joe kk0sd

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Sent: Monday, June 27, 2011 2:24 PM
To: pagreen at gmail.com; Amsat BB
Subject: [amsat-bb] Re: FD Mess


How would you enforce it?  Robert G. Oler WB5MZO (life member AMSAT ARRL
NARS)

> Date: Mon, 27 Jun 2011 13:48:48 -0500
> From: pagreen at gmail.com
> To: amsat-bb at amsat.org
> Subject: [amsat-bb] Re: FD Mess
> 
> The ARRL should impose an ERP limit for satellite contacts.  That
> would solve the problem.  I don't see how running amplifiers on FD is
> in the spirit of what FD is all about.  I've made contacts using 50 mw
> so why do stations use 100+ watts *before* the antenna..  I wouldn't
> want my kids playing around a FD site with this time of setup.
> 
> 73 de Pat --- KA9SCF.
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