[amsat-bb] EO-80 FM Transponder Tested

[Andrew Koenig]

*9dB (typo)

On Wed, Jun 17, 2015 at 9:42 AM, Andrew Koenig <ke5gdb at gmail.com> wrote:

> 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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