I think actually that there was an early OSCAR that did run a same-band
transponder, but it's not easy. The problem is getting enough separation
filtering between the receive and transmit so that the satellite doesn't hear
itself. Terrestrial repeaters use large mechanical filters ("cans") to do
this, but these are impractical on a spacecraft that may be many times smaller
than the filter itself. Going cross-band makes that filtering much easier.
Greg KO6TH
> To: [email protected]
> From: [email protected]
> Date: Sun, 5 Jul 2009 19:06:54 +0000
> Subject: [amsat-bb] I just curious
>
> This is probably one of those questions that has a very simple answer maybe
> something I wasn't thinking of.
>
> On the FM birds how come the split is V/U or U/V? Are there any V/V birds?
>
> I mean if doppler doesn't effect the vhf as much wouldn't it make since to
> have some V/V? Wouldn't have to worry about doppler anyways
>
> I know there is a reason, so I am curious that is all!
>
> LeRoy, KD8BXP
> http://www.HamOhio.com
>
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