[amsat-bb] Re: Satellite Usage - 2012

[Andrew Glasbrenner]

>  To
>say the activity is down on the linear birds in recent years is simply
>incorrect.  And more hams are operating satellites away from home than ever
>before.  

Since my Board of Directors report from sometime ago was used as evidence, let me state that activity on the linear transponders -is- up from when I wrote that at least a year (or more?) ago. It's not uncommon to hear 4-5 qsos going at once now. That hasn't always been the case in years past.

73, Drew KO4MA