[amsat-bb] EO-80 FM Transponder Tested

[Andrew Koenig]

Can you explain the 6dB advantage 2m has over 70cm? I've seen it here on
the amsat-bb, and in the mesh realm when comparing 2.4GHz and 5.8GHz WiFi
gear, but it still hasn't "clicked."

73 de KE5GDB

On Tue, Jun 16, 2015 at 6:56 PM, Paul Stoetzer <n8hm at arrl.net> wrote:

> Nick,
>
> It should be even stronger than AO-27's 500 mW, AO-27 had a 70cm
> downlink, the EO-80 downlink is on 2 meters, so EO-80's signal should
> be up to 9 dB stronger than AO-27 (12 dB stronger if they run it at 1
> watt).
>
> 73,
>
> Paul, N8HM
>
> On Tue, Jun 16, 2015 at 7:49 PM, Nicholas Mahr <nicholasmahr1 at gmail.com>
> wrote:
> > Thats very good news, Hopefully the two get activated before field day?
> Im
> > most looking forward to EO-80, It should be like AO-27 with 500Mw or 1W.
> > Good to know both are working well and wish a long life to them.
> >
> > 73 KE8AKW
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Andrew Koenig