Yes, Domenico, but AO-40 gets better in my memory with each passing year. Perhaps that is why it _seems_ like some of the frames I hear from Funcube should decode when they don't.
-Joe > Hi John, W0JAB > > On AO40 you should remember mostly the fading due of > spin modulation...... WOW..........WOW.............WOW...... > because of rotation of the satellite over the Z axis ! ! > > 73" de > > i8CVS Domenico > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "John Becker" <[email protected]> > To: <[email protected]> > Sent: Sunday, April 20, 2014 12:42 AM > Subject: [amsat-bb] Re: FUNcube telemetry performance? > > >> I guess I was lucky I dont recall any fading with AO 40. >> >> On 4/19/2014 4:33 AM, Phil Karn wrote: >> > I haven't done anything with AO-73, but I understand it's transmitting >> > the FEC format I originally designed for AO-40. >> > >> > How well is it working? What fraction of the frames are successfully >> > decoded? How bad is the fading? I designed my format specifically for >> > the spin fading on AO-40, and if the fading due to the tumbling of a >> > cubesat is too slow my format won't be able to fix it. >> > >> > Phil >> > >> >> _______________________________________________ >> 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 > > _______________________________________________ > 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 > _______________________________________________ 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
