[amsat-bb] Question about PL/CTCSS on uplink

[Ron VE8RT]

Probably not an available mode on production equipment, MCW should
work, if you could find anyone interested :-)

   Ron VE8RT

On Sat, 3 Feb 2018 14:12:06 -0600
Jerry Buxton <n0jy at amsat.org> wrote:

> Kinda problematic with CW?
> 
> Jerry Buxton, NØJY
> 
> On 2/3/2018 09:45, Philip Jenkins wrote:
> > I understand why FM satellites need an PL tone on uplink (to keep out
> > land-mobile services, like taxi-cabs, etc), but why is a PL not required
> > for the linear sats utilizing the same frequencies? A linear transponder is
> > certainly capable of receiving/transmitting an FM signal (albeit not
> > successfully demodulating that signal).
> >
> > This question came up at a satellite presentation I did, and I had never
> > thought about it. ( Moreover, will radios even transmit a PL on SSB/CW
> > transmissions?)
> >
> > Philip N4HF
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