[amsat-bb] XW2 sats

[Burns Fisher]

You are totally right that SSB is the normal mode for phone.  But just to
clarify, the XW2 sats are "linear transponders".  That means pretty much
anything you send up comes out down, but at a different frequency.  So you
could use CW, AM, etc also.  You could use FM, but that would be very bad
practice (and no one listening) since FM would use up most of the
passband.  Perhaps I'm being a bit pedantic.

On Thu, Nov 8, 2018 at 11:47 PM Eli Caul <eli.caul at sonic.com> wrote:

> Wow!  In the last 12 hours I've gotten several _very_ helpful responses.
>
>  I somehow didn't understand that this was all SSB, I get it now, and I'm
> going to see if I can put together the FT-290 I bought from an AMSAT member
> and an AIRSpy SDR to try this stuff out.   It sounds like a much different
> experience than FM, and I'm looking forward to giving it a try.
>
> This is a very helpful, friendly group.  I've always been impressed by the
> quality of the operators on the satellites, and the response I got to this
> (admittedly stupid) question is very encouraging to me for the hobby and
> Ham Radio in general.
>
> Thank you very much!
>
> - Eli Caul
>
> Director of Customer Care
> Sonic
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