[amsat-bb] AO-07 Popularity?

[Doug Phelps]

Where is the sweet spot?

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On Sep 10, 2019, 11:37 AM, Burns Fisher via AMSAT-BB wrote:

> AO-7 also works best in a small sweet spot in its passband. If you don't
> know that it can be frustrating to hear yourself all garbled. All that
> said, I think most linears have relatively low use. What is your
> experience in Australia with the XW satellites (which work absolutely
> great!)?
>
> On Tue, Sep 10, 2019 at 8:24 AM James Pierce via AMSAT-BB <
> amsat-bb at amsat.org> wrote:
>
>> I’ve put out calls a number of times on AO-07 as it passes over Australia
>> and while I hear my own single back clearly I’ve never had a reply. I
>> guess I’m curious if there is a calling protocol I’m missing, or a
>> particular part of the passband etc? As a higher altitude bird with great
>> coverage it would seems logical to me that it would be popular? Am I
>> missing something?
>>
>> James.
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