[amsat-bb] Re: Half-duplex on the Kenwood TH-F6A

[Andrew Glasbrenner]

-----Original Message-----
>From: Zach Leffke <zleffke at vt.edu>
> This technology will allow previously unheard of modes of
>operation that could allow these types of HTs to complete a QSO.  Imagine a
>software defined transponder that receives an uplink in FM and downlinks
>SSB.  

I did that on AO-16 after we put it in "bent pipe" mode, although that was FM to DSB. The ISIS cubesat radios also have this ability, and I think we'll see it on some of those soon.

73, Drew KO4MA