At 06:37 AM 4/24/2011, Kevin Deane wrote:
> Or he could just use FM since hardly anyone uses the SSB birds > compared to the other sats. > >Although I am sure there are a million reasons not to use FM. even >though it works just fine on the SSB birds. The feedback I got from >the FO-29 Control Team was that SSB was pretty much "the rule" or >"band plan" if you will. FM works, but it is STRONGLY discouraged for 2 reasons: 1. It uses more of the transponder's bandwidth (meaning less users on the bird) 2. It uses more transponder power, which is a serious consideration, given that many of our birds are getting old and the batteries are getting weak. 73 de VK3JED / VK3IRL http://vkradio.com _______________________________________________ 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
