[amsat-bb] Geostationary & HEO Satellites

[Ray Hoad]

I remember having a contact on AO-10 with Australian station VK5ED in Adelaide (12-7-85) that was just like talking on a local FM repeater.  For a while, I had two AO-10 QSOs with WB4AKC/HK3, David in the Bogata Colombia US Consulate (12-1-86,1-4-87)that lasted an hour or so each time.  I miss the high elliptical orbits (HEO) of AO-10, AO-13 and AO-40. 

Yes, you do learn to ignore the delayed sound of your own voice. It's probably a good thing anyway.

Raymond Hoad
WA5QGD


-----Original Message-----
From: AMSAT-BB [mailto:amsat-bb-bounces at amsat.org] On Behalf Of Jerry Buxton
Sent: Friday, February 8, 2019 17:30
To: amsat-bb at amsat.org
Subject: Re: [amsat-bb] Geostationary & HEO Satellites

On 2/8/2019 13:43, jim at k6ccc.org wrote:
> For those of us that operated on AO-40 during it's unfortunately short life, when it was at or near apogee, it was well beyond the Geo belt, and that was entertaining.  Of course most people on linear birds operate full duplex and it took a little to get used to hearing yourself with such along delay...
I found that even back to AO-13 this was actually serendipitous
foresight to the current day and age, where you get on online meetings
and have a half second or more of delay hearing yourself back over the
meeting audio echo when somebody doesn't have theirs muted correctly. 
Anybody who worked the HEO birds can just keep on talking! 
Unfortunately anybody who didn't probably doesn't know what the heck you
are saying, but you and the other old timers are fine!
hihi

Jerry Buxton, NØJY

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