[amsat-bb] Be kind to our old lady AO-7

[Joe]

who says HF is inexpensive?
Joe WB9SBD
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On 5/31/2017 10:19 PM, Paul Stoetzer wrote:
> That was true in the 1970s, but today working VHF/UHF linear transponders
> can be done quite inexpensively. Certainly for no more than an average HF
> station.
>
> 73,
>
> Paul, N8HM
>
> On Wed, May 31, 2017 at 23:09 Joe <nss at mwt.net> wrote:
>
>> I agree,
>>
>> I Love Mode A
>>
>> And even more basic equipment can be used to make a contact on Mode A.
>> No expensive all mode VHF/UHF rigs needed.
>> Joe
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>> On 5/31/2017 9:09 PM, Zach Metzinger wrote:
>>> On 05/31/17 20:16, John Geiger wrote:
>>>> Are there many stations doing Mode A at all?  I haven't worked too many
>>>> people on that mode before, but it is a lot of fun. Once it switches to
>>>> Mode A, what causes it to eventually go back to Mode B?
>>> Perhaps a novice question: Is there any reason not to work it in Mode
>>> A when it switches?
>>>
>>> --- Zach
>>> N0ZGO
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