I also can confirm that SO-50's actual downlink is lower than published, by about -5 to -10kHz.
Dave KB5WIA On Sun, Jun 8, 2014 at 6:19 PM, Tom Schuessler <[email protected]> wrote: > I will say that the fact that the actuality of the 5KHz lower than published > frequency (Known for years) is the reason that often times you here a newby > on the bird, throwing out his call, getting responded to but never answering > back. I had a good QSO on HF a bit back, mentioned "I do AMSAT" and he said > something to the effect, "I tried listening and calling but never heard > anything". I told him about the "Actual vs. published" frequencies. He > says "Well that probably explains it then". Even K6LCS's great pages at > http://www.work-sat.com/Sat_Skeds.html do not refer to the offset. I am > convinced that this disparity is the cause for at least some of the QRM on > that bird, not all but some. > > Tom Schuessler > N5HYP > [email protected] > _______________________________________________ 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
