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

[Zach Leffke]

Ahhh, my apologies Drew.  I should have said previously uncommon modes instead of unheard of modes.  As I am relatively new to the Amateur Satellite community, I'm sure there is plenty that I am unaware of, and this is an example of that.  Again, my apologies.  I'm looking forward to seeing how things play out in the future.

-Zach, KJ4QLP

-----Original Message-----
From: Andrew Glasbrenner [mailto:glasbrenner at mindspring.com] 
Sent: Tuesday, April 16, 2013 5:11 PM
To: Zach Leffke; amsat-bb at wd9ewk.net; amsat-bb at amsat.org
Subject: Re: [amsat-bb] Re: Half-duplex on the Kenwood TH-F6A




-----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