On Thu, Feb 03, 2011 at 04:10:12AM -0500, Luc Leblanc wrote: > On 3 Feb 2011 at 7:53, Gordon JC Pearce wrote: > ... > > same crowd that only ever use macros on PSK31 - "YOUR RST 599 599 HOW > > COPY? MNY THX FER QSO" - you may as well use Skype... > > > > Gordon MM0YEQ > > > > > "you may as well use Skype..." > > You can add also MSN chat, Twitter, Face Book all are related to the internet > and many Hams leave amateur radio and they are now on the > internet. > ... > > The focus put on KISS station in a way to recruit new satellite operator is > not bad if this new operator goes beyond his KISS station IMHO.
Yes, but when I innocently asked if anyone had done a survey to see if this was happening, I was flamed unmercifully on amsat-bb. The answer I did get was "of course it does!". It would be nice to see a proper survey proving this is happening. > > What is the motivation for some to operate on LEO satellite? The "exotic" > mode and bands? The pleasure to achieve an OSCAR class station? My initial motivation to getting on satellite was AO-40. That was exciting, very neat and a fun technical challenge. I did make it on AO-40 btw, I think I made at least one cw QSO before you folks broke it. ;-) > There is new modes actually growing DSTAR, DRM, DIGITAL VOICE (FDMDV) is this > can be an alternative to those who wants something else? or > will we be facing with this alternative, overcrowded single channel satellite > pass? Where is the place for experimenting on the actual LEO > fleet? Our licence was not created for "experimenting"? The reality is, LEO is all we are going to be able to afford. I do not see the thousands upon thousands of amateurs willing to put up the $$ to put another HEO like AO-40, in the near future anyway. And yes AO-7 is still going, but is really sick sounding. The only short term realistic answer is more LEOs as I see it. But please, not another FM bird please. There is absolutely no reason we couldnt put a simple linear translator up and allow FM on one frequency, such as India does. - 73 Diane VA3DB -- - [email protected] [email protected] http://www.db.net/~db _______________________________________________ Sent via [email protected]. Opinions expressed are those of the author. Not an AMSAT-NA member? Join now to support the amateur satellite program! Subscription settings: http://amsat.org/mailman/listinfo/amsat-bb
