I can see it now , USA Today headlines " Ham operator successfully passes ARRL RadioGram over Orbiting Satellite" . As much trouble and time it takes to pass a message over much more controlled frequiencies , I could not imagine trying to pass a formatted message over a satellite , therefore rendering a sat as useless for handling emergency traffic. And I still say a net control type format would allow for many more contacts on field day than just QRZ.
Jerry WB5LHD _______________________________________________ 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
