[amsat-bb] Re: AO-40 Replacement

[John Stephensen]

If we want the most "bang for the buck", it would be something that supports 
the most QSOs per watt of solar power. Since most hams have computers, 
something that supports half a dozen PSK31 sessions would suffice. Given the 
new open-source voice codec you could also make something that supports 
multiple digital voice QSOs with less power than now required for analog FM 
or SSB.

73,

John
KD6OZH

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Clint Bradford" <clintbrad4d at earthlink.net>
To: <amsat-bb at amsat.org>; <amsat-bb at amsat.org>
Sent: Thursday, September 05, 2013 00:27 UTC
Subject: [amsat-bb] Re: AO-40 Replacement


>>> ... launch opportunities are so rare that we ought to
> fly the most capable equipment we can on those rare
> occasions when we can get a launch ...
>
> Perhaps we should define, "most capable equipment." And
> we also need to define "bang for the buck."