[amsat-bb] Band designators, Modes

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No problem 

Steve

On 2016-07-06 15:29, Robert Bruninga wrote:

> Count me in STRONGLY for FREQUENCY, not even meters and centimeters.  My
> radio front panel reads in MHZ, not meters or centimeters.  And absolutely
> none of the alphabet soup.
> 
> IMHO
> Bob, WB4APR
> Getting older and more forgetful every day...
> 
> -----Original Message-----
> From: AMSAT-BB [mailto:amsat-bb-bounces at amsat.org] On Behalf Of Peter Laws
> Sent: Wednesday, July 06, 2016 3:23 PM
> To: Paul Stoetzer
> Cc: AMSAT-BB
> Subject: Re: [amsat-bb] Band designators, Modes
> 
> On Wed, Jul 6, 2016 at 2:15 PM, Paul Stoetzer <n8hm at arrl.net> wrote:
> 
>> AMSAT can officially
>> use one thing in publications (and has I've stated, generally adheres
>> to that - with possible exception of the monikers for the less well
>> known C/X band combination), but getting an entire community of
>> amateurs to use consistent terminology is not likely to happen.
> 
> They really won't if AMSAT itself cannot seem to decide.  Read the report
> in the current Journal about the Dayton Forum and see how much of it is
> old-style modes and how much is the new, preferred (at least by the guy
> that came up with it!) notation.
> 
> Again, I am arguing (and I am arguing!) in favor of one, consistent
> notation.  Because "U/v, or UV,  70 cm up, 2 down, you know, the old Mode
> B" really sounds kind of silly.
> 
> Remember, if you google "amsat mode", the first link (here, at least,
> YMMV) is a 20+ year old FAQ that uses the old mode names ...  Just sayin'.
> 
> Seems like we ought to have ONE notation that means ONE thing.
> 
> --
> Peter Laws | N5UWY | plaws plaws net | Travel by Train!
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